Abstract
Objective: to assess the state of health and quality of life (QOL) of elderly and old people living in Gomel region. Material and methods. Questionnaire, a survey study of the quality of life using the questionnaire «SF-36 Health Status Survey», statistical methods. Results. The QOL indices of elderly and old people are significantly reduced by all the scales of the questionnaire «SF-36» except for the scale of social functioning. The respondents with chronic diseases made up 85.6 %, of them 25.8 % had one chronic illness, in other cases - combined pathology. The individuals with chronic illnesses had lower QOL indices by two scales: general health and physical activity. A direct correlation between the age and level of sickliness (r = 0.3, p < 0.05) among elderly and old people. Conclusion. The quality of life of elderly and old people is dependent on their state of health, in the first place, the presence of chronic disease and the level of polymorbidity so in the old age adequate treatment for chronic diseases, timely prevention of exacerbations, complex rehabilitation measures aimed at prevention of disability are very important.
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