Table 4: WHOQOL-BREF-TR and BI Scores of the Elderly According to Sociodemographic Characteristics.

Variables

WHOQOL-BREF-TR

 Barthel Index

 

Physical

Psychological

Social

Environment

Environment TR

 
 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Gender

           

Female

55.39 ± 21.65

59.49 ± 21.44

49.80 ± 15.26

64.46 ± 16.88

59.56 ± 14.15

77.55 ± 29.22

Male

73.75 ± 20.22

70.77 ± 19.05

54.92 ± 23.70

70.21 ± 18.46

64.14 ± 16.36

97.04 ± 7.54

t/p

-4.503/< 0.001

-2.873/0.005

-1.255/0.212

-1.644/0.103

-1.505/0.135

-5.171/< 0.001

Education Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary School

66.51 ± 22.98

67.96 ± 19.93

56.25 ± 18.87

72.52 ± 15.06

66.78 ± 13.17

88.12 ± 23.48

Secondary School

73.72 ± 15.38

68.15 ± 16.31

60.71 ± 18.89

71.65 ± 16.64

65.07 ± 14.80

95.35 ± 11.00

High School

67.85 ± 17.27

65.77 ± 19.14

49.40 ± 19.46

64.50 ± 17.36

59.52 ± 14.76

92.14 ± 12.20

University

79.12 ± 20.76

77.88 ± 17.62

53.84 ± 21.68

72.11 ± 17.18

65.38 ± 14.19

96.53 ± 12.48

İlliterate

52.32 ± 24.34

53.95 ± 23.62

41.25 ± 23.79

54.06 ± 20.30

49.72 ± 17.21

81.50 ± 28.61

F/p

3.692/0.007

3.137/0.018

2.612/0.040

4.789/0.001

5.305/0.001

1.437/0.227

Chronic Illness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

60.86 ± 22.64

61.98 ± 21.69

51.59 ± 21.45

65.49 ± 19.26

60.42 ± 17.00

86.09 ± 23.30

No

77.97 ± 17.79

75.11 ± 15.28

55.55 ± 19.61

72.91 ± 14.09

66.20 ± 11.62

95.97 ± 15.11

t/p

-3.967/0.000

-3.252/0.002

-.931/0.354

-2.054/0.042

-1.835/0.069

-2.311/0.023

The decision on staying in nursing home

 

 

 

 

 

 

My decision

69.99 ± 20.35

69.61 ± 19.20

56.50 ± 20.11

70.19 ± 18.16

64.19 ± 16.05

94.45 ± 13.12

Of my children

58.92 ± 24.18

62.08 ± 18.38

45.00 ± 19.00

65.62 ± 10.13

60.27 ± 8.16

75.00 ± 31.66

Both mine and of my children

47.44 ± 30.84

39.88 ± 25.09

33.33 ± 19.83

48.21 ± 22.66

46.42 ± 18.61

70.71 ± 35.98

F/p

4.930/0.009

8.122/0.001

6.301/0.003

5.422/0.006

4.680/0.011

11.288/< 0.001

Hearing loss

           

Yes

59.76 ± 23.92

57.47 ± 20.48

45.09 ± 16.03

64.06 ± 17.37

58.90 ± 14.64

81.61 ± 30.11

No

69.57 ± 21.41

70.33 ± 19.62

56.44 ± 21.90

69.70 ± 18.11

63.88 ± 15.89

92.86 ± 14.95

t/p

-2.134/0.035

-3.126/0.002

-2.707/0.008

1.526/0.130

-1.553/0.123

-2.610/0.010

Health state

           

Well

75.94 ± 17.47

74.31 ± 15.55

53.57 ± 19.76

72.95 ± 13.00

65.64 ± 11.42

96.12 ± 9.25

Middle

63.41 ± 21.03

62.03 ± 21.21

54.07 ± 21.29

66.31 ± 18.14

61.79 ± 16.42

87.22 ± 22.52

Poor

45.00 ± 25.64

53.05 ± 24.21

47.22 ± 23.49

56.45 ± 25.45

53.14 ± 21.41

73.66 ± 34.71

F/p

14.354/< 0.001

8.830/< 0.001

0.648/0.525

5.571/0.005

3.922/0.023

7.514/0.001

*Standard Deviation.