Relationship between the Number of Noncommunicable Diseases and Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Jianjian Liu, Wei Yu, Jiayi Zhou, Yifan Yang, Shuoni Chen and Shaotang Wu
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Jianjian Liu: School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
Wei Yu: School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
Jiayi Zhou: School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
Yifan Yang: School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
Shuoni Chen: School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
Shaotang Wu: School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-11

Abstract: China has the largest population of older adults, most of whom suffer from one or more noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The harm of the number of NCDs on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of older adults should be taken seriously. A sample of 5166 adults, aged 60 years and older, was included in this study. The Chinese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Old (WHOQOL-OLD) instrument was used to assess the HRQOL. Multiple linear regression models were established to determine the relationship between the number of NCDs and the total score and scores of each dimension of the WHOQOL-OLD scale. After adjusting for confounding factors, suffering from one NCD (B = −0.87, 95% CI = −1.67 to −0.08, p < 0.05), two NCDs (B = −2.89, 95% CI = −3.87 to −1.90, p < 0.001), and three or more NCDs (B = −4.20, 95% CI = −5.36 to −3.05, p < 0.001), all had negative impacts on the HRQOL of older adults. NCDs had significant negative impacts on the HRQOL of older adults, and as the number of NCDs increased, the HRQOL of older adults deteriorated. Therefore, we should pay attention to the prevention and management of NCDs of older adults to prevent the occurrence of multiple NCDs.

Keywords: noncommunicable diseases; health-related quality of life; Chinese older adults (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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