| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北護理健康大學 === 護理研究所 === 102 === Elderly body functions degenerate with age, making Activities of daily living are
restricted, resulting in reduced quality of life in elderly. Past studies have shown that
regular exercise can effectively delay the degradation of body function, and enhance
their quality of life. This study to understand the demographic characteristics,
physical fitness, quality of life and the status of the elderly related factors, and then
analyze the predictive quality of life.
This study used a descriptive correlational design, convenience sampling was
carried out at a multi-service centers in Taipei and other care centers were recruited
from August 2013 to November 2013 ended. Received a total of 200 cases, aged
between 65 to 96 years of age, 79.5 years (standard deviation 7.69). Research tools
include basic demographic tables, simple intelligence assessment, activities of daily
living scale, quality of life and physical fitness scale test facilities using SPSS for
window 20.0 version for data analysis.
The study found that older their physical fintess and quality of life worse , worse
perceived health status were also worse quality of life , and quality of life with their
families and those who live alone are more older people living in institutions is good,
suffering from a chronic disease , their quality of life compared with those who suffer
from chronic diseases are two good ; activities of daily living more independently ,
there are those who establish regular exercise their quality of life is better. In addition
to physical fitness and healthy sit stand walk negatively correlated, and the rest are
positive.
Further analysis of the factors in predicting quality of life of the elderly,
showed that perceived health status, suffering from several chronic diseases, daily
living conditions, two minutes standing still on the quality of life aspects of physical
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health explanation amounted to 54.0%; and exercise habits 30 seconds with one hand
and then on the quality of life weightlifting mental health aspects of interpretation
amounted to 14.5%.
For future study, researchers can conduct the physical fitness and quality of
life among the different ethnic groups in the future for the same time collect health
and to understand the physical health of the elderly long-term quality of life for
long-term prospective cohort to learn over time, physical fitness and quality of life
correlation between change and influence . And for different counties elderly
communities and organizations to detect physical fitness and quality of life interviews,
build physical fitness seniors nationwide norm to establish physical training for the
elderly, improve the quality of life in old age.
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