Health related quality of life in a sample of older people who are members of Open Care Centers for the Elderly

Paraskevi Ponirou; Marianna Diomidous; Athena Kalokairinou; John Mantas; Chariklia Tsimahidou; Chara Tzavara

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-423-7-269

Health related quality of life in a sample of older people who are members of Open Care Centers for the Elderly

Paraskevi Ponirou, Marianna Diomidous, Athena Kalokairinou, John Mantas, Chariklia Tsimahidou, Chara Tzavara

School of Life and Health Sciences

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The consequences of demographic ageing, demographic and socialeconomic changes, changes in the structure of family, in the shrinkage of Welfare state, influenced the lifestyle of the older people and their social relations. The institution of Open Care Centers for the Elderly (KAPI) was created in the context of these conditions. This cross-sectional study examined the lifestyle of the older people who are member of KAPI and their association with all HRQoL dimensions. The results of this research showed that the main reason for the participants to become members of the KAPI was entertainment and/or companionship (98.4%). Additionally subjects who suffered from a chronic disease had significantly lower scores on all HRQoL dimensions, while participants who were members in the activity groups of KAPI had significantly higher scores. The elderly within the KAPI have many opportunities to meet with other persons of their age, and develop various activities and interests.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Integrating Information Technology and Management for Quality of Care
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	269-272
Number of pages	4
Volume	202
ISBN (Print)	9781614994220
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-423-7-269
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	12th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2014 - Athens, Greece Duration: 10 Jul 2014 → 13 Jul 2014

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Other	12th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2014
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	10/07/14 → 13/07/14

Keywords

Elderly
Health related quality of life
Open Care Centers for the Elderly

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Ponirou, P, Diomidous, M, Kalokairinou, A, Mantas, J, Tsimahidou, C & Tzavara, C 2014, Health related quality of life in a sample of older people who are members of Open Care Centers for the Elderly. in Integrating Information Technology and Management for Quality of Care. vol. 202, IOS Press, pp. 269-272, 12th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2014, Athens, Greece, 10/07/14. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-423-7-269

Health related quality of life in a sample of older people who are members of Open Care Centers for the Elderly. / Ponirou, Paraskevi; Diomidous, Marianna; Kalokairinou, Athena et al.
Integrating Information Technology and Management for Quality of Care. Vol. 202 IOS Press, 2014. p. 269-272.

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