TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of Life and Its Factors in Korean Elderly With Mild Cognitive Impairment
AU - Kang, Younhee
AU - Lee, Eliza
N1 - Funding Information:
A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to identify the quality of life and factors that affect the quality of life of the Korean home-resident elderly with mild cognitive impairment. This study was a secondary analysis of partial data from a parent project “ATailored Integration Program for Reinforcing Cognitive and Physical Function of the Frail Elderly” funded by the Korean Research Foundation. Previously, Shin, Kang, and colleagues (Kang, Kim, Jung, Cha, & Kim, 2014; Kang, Whang, & Park, 2015; K. R. Shin, Kang, Jung, et al., 2011; K. R. Shin, Kang, Kim, Jung, & Kim, 2012; K. R. Shin, Kang, Kim, Jung, & Lee, 2012b; K. R. Shin, Kang, Kim, et al., 2011) published articles in which they described the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment, ADLs, depression, and perceived health status among the community-dwelling elderly.
Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was written based on the secondary data analysis from the parent study “A Tailored Integration Program for Reinforcing Cognitive and Physical Function of the Frail Elderly” supported by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF; 2009-0078804).
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PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - Based on the secondary data analysis, this study aimed to identify quality of life and factors that affect quality of life among Korean elderly with mild cognitive impairment. Demographic characteristics, physical factors, and psychosocial factors as well as quality of life of the elderly with mild cognitive impairment were comprehensively measured. The research subjects consisted of 348 home-resident elderly and their quality of life scores were relatively high at 29.86. Their quality of life varied according to education and gender, and instrumental activities of daily living (actual, latent), somatic symptoms, sleep quality, depression, and social support affected their quality of life. Depression and social support were predictors of quality of life. The most powerful predictor was depression (β = −.583, p <.001). To improve the quality of life among elderly with mild cognitive impairment, nursing interventions to alleviate depression and to enhance social support from family, friends, and relevant neighbors are needed.
AB - Based on the secondary data analysis, this study aimed to identify quality of life and factors that affect quality of life among Korean elderly with mild cognitive impairment. Demographic characteristics, physical factors, and psychosocial factors as well as quality of life of the elderly with mild cognitive impairment were comprehensively measured. The research subjects consisted of 348 home-resident elderly and their quality of life scores were relatively high at 29.86. Their quality of life varied according to education and gender, and instrumental activities of daily living (actual, latent), somatic symptoms, sleep quality, depression, and social support affected their quality of life. Depression and social support were predictors of quality of life. The most powerful predictor was depression (β = −.583, p <.001). To improve the quality of life among elderly with mild cognitive impairment, nursing interventions to alleviate depression and to enhance social support from family, friends, and relevant neighbors are needed.
KW - cognition disorders
KW - frail elderly
KW - quality of life
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U2 - 10.1177/1054773817714561
DO - 10.1177/1054773817714561
M3 - Article
C2 - 28649855
AN - SCOPUS:85050702000
SN - 1054-7738
VL - 27
SP - 871
EP - 889
JO - Clinical Nursing Research
JF - Clinical Nursing Research
IS - 7
ER -