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| Title: | Gender differences in health-related quality of life among the elderly in Taiwan |
| Authors: | Hsu), 徐慧娟(Hui-Chuan |
| Contributors: | 健康產業管理學系 |
| Keywords: | health inequality, elderly health, health-related quality of life, gender difference. |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Issue Date: | 2012-11-26 04:03:30 (UTC+0) |
| Abstract: | "Purpose: This study examines the gender disparity in the elderly’s health-related quality of life in
Taiwan. Method: Data came from the National Health Interview Survey, a series of
nation-representative face-to-face interviews held in Taiwan in 2001. The samples were chosen from
those aged 65 or over, including populations drawn from the Taiwan area (with a number n=1845),
remote mountain areas (n=169), and offshore islands (n=179). Health-related quality of life (HQOL)
was measured by SF-36, including the dimensions of physical functioning, role limitation due to
physical problems, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role limitation due to
emotional problems, and mental health. Two-stage linear regression models were used for analysis.
Results: Elderly women showed lower HQOL in almost every dimension in the Taiwan area and
offshore islands. After controlling for age, education, marital status, activities of daily living, and
numbers of chronic diseases, women elderly showed a lower score in HQOL than men, and the
difference was the most prominent in bodily pain which had a 23.6% lower score. The elderly in
offshore islands and mountain areas had a lower HQOL than that in the Taiwan area. Other effects were
greater than gender for the elderly in remote mountain areas. Discussion: Gender difference appeared
across different dimensions of health-related quality of life. More effort to improve equal gender
opportunities for health-related quality of life is necessary." |
| Relation: | Asian Journal of Health and Information Sciences |
| Appears in Collections: | [健康產業管理學系] 期刊論文
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