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Association of Physical Morbidity and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Representative Sample of Older German People
Andreas HinzElmar BrählerElmar BrählerMarkus WirtzHeide GlaesmerMatthias Morfeldsubject
GerontologyHealth related quality of lifebusiness.industrylanguage.human_languageGerman03 medical and health sciencesPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical Psychology0302 clinical medicineQuality of life (healthcare)languageMedicineElderly people030212 general & internal medicinebusinessAssociation (psychology)030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
Abstract. The association between health-related quality of life (HRQoL; Short-Form Health Survey-12; SF-12) and patient-reported morbidity-related symptoms measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) is analyzed in a representative sample of older people in the general German population. Data from 1,659 people aged 60 to 85 years were obtained. Latent class analysis identified six classes of patients, which optimally categorize clusters of physical symptoms the participants reported: musculoskeletal impairments (39.8%), healthy (25.7%), musculoskeletal and respiratory/cardiac impairments (12.8%), musculoskeletal and respiratory impairments, along with bowel and digestion problems (12.9%), general impairments (4.9%), and general impairments with no bowel and digestion problems (4.8%). The participants’ SF-12 Physical Health Scores (η2 = .39) and their Mental Health Scores (η2 = .28) are highly associated with these latent classes. These associations remain virtually identical after controlling for age. The results provide evidence that profiles of patient-reported physical impairments correspond strongly with reduced HRQoL independently from aging processes.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-01 | European Journal of Health Psychology |