Open AccessSociodemographic factors affecting the quality of life of elderly persons attending the general outpatient clinics of a tertiary hospital, South-South Nigeria
Author(s) -
Uduak-Obong Morgan Morgan,
EA Etukumana,
Festus Abasiubong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_124_17
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , outpatient clinic , statistical significance , gerontology , cross sectional study , family medicine , demography , nursing , sociology , pathology
In the last few decades, the evaluation of the quality of life (QoL) among older adults has become increasingly important in health as well as in social sciences. There has been growing emphasis on the need to understand what influences older people's QoL as it is argued to be of greater value than the traditional outcome measures, such as health status.