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KMID : 0379220140340040691
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2014 Volume.34 No. 4 p.691 ~ p.704
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Association between Health-related Quality of Life and Use and Use intention of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Elderly Women Living Alone
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Park Sun-Mi
Han Mi-Ah
Park Jong
Lee Mi-Ja
Moon Kyung-Rye
Choi Song-Sil
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to identify association between the health-related quality of life and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in elderly women living alone.
Method: A face-to-face survey with each elderly who lives alone in Gwangju, was proceed for two months from October to September, 2013, and 478 questionnaires were analyzed for this study. General characteristics, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) related factors and health related quality of life (HRQoL: EQ-5D) were collected. Chi-squre tests and multiple logistic regression were tested to evaluate association between HRQoL and CAM use. We performed multiple logistic regression to identify whether factor of life quality was independently meaningful variables to CAM use after controlling the confounding variables.
Result: A total of 478 subjects, and 39.7% were more than 80 years. About 51% elderly women lived alone for more than 15 years. The pain/discomfort dimension was the highest reported problem: 85.6% for elderly women. The proportion of CAM use was significantly higher among elderly with problem in mobility compared to elderly without problem (OR=2.74, 95% CI=1.45-5.18). The proportion of CAM use intention was significantly higher among elderly with problem in mobility (OR=1.97, 95% CI=1.06-3.66) and pain/discomfort (OR=2.21, 95% CI=1.07-4.55).
Conclusion: The HRQoL was significanlty associated with CAM use in elderly women living alone. Further study is needed to investigate the role of CAM in elderly considering elderly’s medical conditions.
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KEYWORD
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Complementary and alternative medicine , Elderly women living alone , Health-related quality of life , Use intention
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