A Latent Class Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Older Adults

Eun-Hi Choi, Mi-Jung Kang, Hyun-Jin Lee and Mi-Soon Yun
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Eun-Hi Choi: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Uijeongbu-si 11759, Korea
Mi-Jung Kang: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Uijeongbu-si 11759, Korea
Hyun-Jin Lee: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Uijeongbu-si 11759, Korea
Mi-Soon Yun: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Uijeongbu-si 11759, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-11

Abstract: The present study aimed to confirm latent classes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older adults and investigate the characteristics of participants in each class. It aimed to provide basic data to develop interventions for each quality-of-life class by analysing the predictors of each class. Secondary data from a community health survey in G province since 2019 found a total of 41,872 participants. Of them, 9027 were 65 years or older and residing in G Province in 2019, participated in this study. Mplus 8.5 was used to conduct a latent class analysis of five domains of HRQOL. Four latent classes in the HRQOL of older adults, namely, stable type, physical disability type, emotional disability type, and crisis type were found. Certain variables predicted these classes. Based on the findings of the present study, training on functional mobility and balance to prevent falls in older populations and individualised programmes to promote mental health in them should be provided. Moreover, policies should increase medical accessibility and provide social support for older people with low-incomes. Additionally, since physical, psychological, and social health in older adults are inter-connected, a comprehensive care plan is needed to improve their HRQOL.

Keywords: elderly; health-related quality of life; latent class analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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