Factors Affecting Quality of Life of an Elderly Person: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.31674/mjn.2024.v16i02.024Abstract
Background: Elderly people have been observed to experience a highly vulnerable quality of life from every aspect. Various factors, such as diet, physical health, monetary conditions, family situation, and others, affect the quality of older people. However, it has still not been analyzed which factor affects quality of life quality in a negative direction and vice versa. The purpose of this research study is to perform a meta-analysis to identify the factors and the levels to which these factors affect QoL among elderly people. Methods: A secondary design has been followed to conduct the research study. Meta-analysis was the chosen method to conduct the research. Statistical analysis was performed to find out the factors affecting the life quality of elderly people. Authentic and open-access databases were selected for the review. Moreover, English-published recent research papers (2019-2023) were selected for the review. All other papers were excluded from the review. The study included 8 articles. Results: The results have shown that the specific factors include exercise, diet, nutrition, community, physician, and pharmacist care for elderly people, which affect the QoL. However, it has been observed that the nutrition effect on QoL was statistically significant, as the p value was found to be less than 0.05 (< 0.000001). The other factors were observed to be non-statistically significant but had biological validity. Conclusion: On a concluding note, it can be said that the research study has addressed the aim and study objectives. The nutrition factors effects have more effect on the QoL of patients.
Keywords:
Diet, Elderly People, Nutrition, Pharmacist Care, Physical Activity, Physical Exercise, Quality of LifeDownloads
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