TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between quality of life in a nursing home and personal, organizational, activity-related factors and social satisfaction
T2 - a cross-sectional study with multiple linear regression analyses
AU - Maenhout, Annelies
AU - Cornelis, Elise
AU - Van de Velde, Dominique
AU - Desmet, Valerie
AU - Gorus, Ellen
AU - Van Malderen, Lien
AU - Vanbosseghem, Ruben
AU - De Vriendt, Patricia
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate quality of life in nursing home residents and the relationship with personal, organizational, activity-related factors and social satisfaction.METHODS: In a cross-sectional survey study in 73 nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium, 171 cognitively healthy residents were randomly recruited (mean age 85.40 years [±5.88]; 27% men, 73% women). Quality of life, as the dependent/response variable, was measured using anamnestic comparative self-assessment (range -5 to +5). Multiple linear regression (forward stepwise selection) was used (1) to investigate which factors were significantly related to nursing home residents' quality of life and (2) to model the relationship between the variables by fitting a linear equation to the observed data.RESULTS: Nursing home residents reported a quality of life score of 2.12 (±2.16). Mood, self-perceived health status, social satisfaction and educational level were withheld as significant predictors of the anamnestic comparative self-assessment score (p < 0.001), explaining 38.1% of the variance in quality of life.CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that a higher quality of life in nursing homes can be pursued by strategies to prevent depression and to improve nursing home residents' subjective perception of health (e.g. offering good care) and social network. It is recommended that nursing homes prepare for future generations, who will be more educated.
AB - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate quality of life in nursing home residents and the relationship with personal, organizational, activity-related factors and social satisfaction.METHODS: In a cross-sectional survey study in 73 nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium, 171 cognitively healthy residents were randomly recruited (mean age 85.40 years [±5.88]; 27% men, 73% women). Quality of life, as the dependent/response variable, was measured using anamnestic comparative self-assessment (range -5 to +5). Multiple linear regression (forward stepwise selection) was used (1) to investigate which factors were significantly related to nursing home residents' quality of life and (2) to model the relationship between the variables by fitting a linear equation to the observed data.RESULTS: Nursing home residents reported a quality of life score of 2.12 (±2.16). Mood, self-perceived health status, social satisfaction and educational level were withheld as significant predictors of the anamnestic comparative self-assessment score (p < 0.001), explaining 38.1% of the variance in quality of life.CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that a higher quality of life in nursing homes can be pursued by strategies to prevent depression and to improve nursing home residents' subjective perception of health (e.g. offering good care) and social network. It is recommended that nursing homes prepare for future generations, who will be more educated.
KW - Alzheimer disease
KW - activities of daily living
KW - assessment
KW - dementia
KW - everyday functioning
KW - executive functions
KW - mild cognitive impairment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85068471545&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13607863.2019.1571014
DO - 10.1080/13607863.2019.1571014
M3 - Article
C2 - 30724580
VL - 24
SP - 649
EP - 658
JO - Aging and Mental Health
JF - Aging and Mental Health
SN - 1360-7863
IS - 4
ER -