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KMID : 0371020110440040149
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
2011 Volume.44 No. 4 p.149 ~ p.156
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Use of Senior Center and the Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Older Adults
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Kim Hyun-Shik
Harada Kazuhiro
Miyashita Masashi
Lee Eun-A
Park Jin-Kee
Nakamura Yoshio
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between the use of senior center and health-related quality of life in Korean older adults.
Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted to two types of older adults who lived in Busan, Korea: 154 older adults who used a senior center and 137 older adults who did not use a senior center. The Korean version of short-form 36-item health survey was administered to assess the health-related quality of life. Demographic variables were obtained from a questionnaire. These were gender, age, family status, marital status, education, monthly income, present illness, body mass index and physical activity.
Results: The 8-domain scales of physical function and role-physical were significantly higher in the users of the senior center compared with the non-users (F=4.87, p=0.027 and F=7.02, p=0.009, respectively). The 8-domain scales of vitality was also significantly higher in the users of the senior center compared with the non-users (F=7.48, p=0.007).
Conclusions: The present study showed that the users of the senior center have higher physical function, role-physical and vitality compared with the non-users. These findings suggest that although the results are unable to specify causal relationships using the senior center may lead to some improvement in health-related quality of life.
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KEYWORD
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Health-related quality of life, Long-term care prevention, Older adults, Senior center
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