Objective To study the status of the life quality (QOL) of the peptic ulcer older than 60 years in Panyu district of Guangzhou city and to find the solutions of the peptic ulcer old health problem reasonable method.Methods A questionnaire based on SF-36 QOL questionnaire was developed and used in the survey.Respectively age ≥ 60 years old patients with peptic ulcers and General face-to-face survey of older persons.Results In age ≥ 60 years older crowd,Panyu,Guangzhou,the QOL scores in PF,RP,GH,VT,SF,RE,MH domains were lower than the General elderly people,there were significant differences (P< 0.05).Same gender comparison shows that male and female patients with PF,GH,VT,RE domains were less than the General older persons.Furthermore,in PF in patients with female dimension is also lower than the General elderly people,there were significant differences (P< 0.05).Different genders in elderly patients with peptic ulcer of PF BP,and GH score were lower than other older persons,there were significant differences (P < 0.05).Conclusions In Panyu district of Guangzhou city,the QOL of peptic ulcer older than 60 years were lower than the General elderly people,and should increase social support,improve the quality of life of patients. Key words: The elderly; Peptic Ulcer; Life Quality; SF-36; Survey
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