{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Correlates of Health-Related Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Guadeloupe (French West Indies): Results from the KASADS Study.
{Author}: Simo N;Boucaud-Maitre D;Gebhard P;Villeneuve R;Rinaldo L;Dartigues JF;Drame M;Tabue-Teguo M;
{Journal}: Int J Environ Res Public Health
{Volume}: 20
{Issue}: 4
{Year}: 02 2023 9
{Factor}: 4.614
{DOI}: 10.3390/ijerph20043004
{Abstract}: The aim of this study was to determine the correlates of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in community-dwelling older adults in Guadeloupe.<BR>We used the Karukera Study of Aging-Drugs Storage (KASADS), an observational, cross-sectional study on community-dwelling older people living in Guadeloupe. A visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 100 was used to assess HRQoL.<BR>The study sample consisted of 115 patients aged 65 years or older; 67.8% were women. Participants were 76 (±7.8) years old with a mean HRQoL of 66.2 (±20.3). The correlates of HRQoL were complaints of pain (p < 0.001) and IADL dependency (p = 0.030) after adjustment. We found no significant interactions between HRQoL and other variables such as marital status, socio-educational level and cognitive decline.<BR>Pain and IADL dependency were independently associated with lower HRQoL in community-dwelling older people in Guadeloupe.