A meta-analysis of quality of life in older adults
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description: The purpose of the study was to identify physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and economic variables predictive of Quality of Life (QOL) among community-residing healthy and chronically ill adults aged 55$\sp{+}$ years. In this study, QOL was specifically defined as the older adult's subjective evaluation and perceived importance of life domains over a particular period of time. QOL is an elusive, multidimensional, and dynamic concept that reflects ongoing responses to events affecting a person's life. The conceptual framework developed for the study was adapted from Zhan's (1992) Conceptual Model of Quality of Life. The framework included: (a) antecedents--personal background, health-related, environmental, and cultural factors; (b) intervening variables--personal meaning in life, adaptation, and coping behaviors; and (c) consequences--QOL and domains such as physical/psychological/social well-being, spiritual integrity, and economic security. The research design of the study was based upon the methodological framework of meta-analysis. Nonprobability sampling was used to select subject-studies from the disciplines of: nursing, psychology, sociology, medicine, allied/public health, and education. Of the 249 studies reviewed, 83 subject-studies comprised the final sample which consisted of published studies and unpublished dissertations/theses conducted between the years 1970-1993. Subjects in the meta-analytic studies were predominantly caucasian and Afro-American females. Prior to data collection, the subject-studies were rated for methodological quality. The methodological and substantive data of the studies were collected using a two-part Coding Instrument developed by this investigator. Data obtained were analyzed using Pearson's product moment and eta coefficients, t-test, oneway analysis of variance, test of homogeneity, Fail Safe N, and multiple regression. Of the five QOL domains, social well-being demonstrated the largest effect size and strongest d…
abstract: The purpose of the study was to identify physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and economic variables predictive of Quality of Life (QOL) among community-residing healthy and chronically ill adults aged 55$\sp{+}$ years. In this study, QOL was specifically defined as the older adult's subjective evaluation and perceived importance of life domains over a particular period of time. QOL is an elusive, multidimensional, and dynamic concept that reflects ongoing responses to events affecting a person's life. The conceptual framework developed for the study was adapted from Zhan's (1992) Conceptual Model of Quality of Life. The framework included: (a) antecedents--personal background, health-related, environmental, and cultural factors; (b) intervening variables--personal meaning in life, adaptation, and coping behaviors; and (c) consequences--QOL and domains such as physical/psychological/social well-being, spiritual integrity, and economic security. The research design of the study was based upon the methodological framework of meta-analysis. Nonprobability sampling was used to select subject-studies from the disciplines of: nursing, psychology, sociology, medicine, allied/public health, and education. Of the 249 studies reviewed, 83 subject-studies comprised the final sample which consisted of published studies and unpublished dissertations/theses conducted between the years 1970-1993. Subjects in the meta-analytic studies were predominantly caucasian and Afro-American females. Prior to data collection, the subject-studies were rated for methodological quality. The methodological and substantive data of the studies were collected using a two-part Coding Instrument developed by this investigator. Data obtained were analyzed using Pearson's product moment and eta coefficients, t-test, oneway analysis of variance, test of homogeneity, Fail Safe N, and multiple regression. Of the five QOL domains, social well-being demonstrated the largest effect size and strongest d…
author: Hapshe, Elaine M.
language: en_US
keywords: Nursing, Gerontology, Sociology, Quality of life, Older people, Health and environmental sciences, Social sciences, Elderly, Health, Social well-being
date published: 1994-12
date modified: 2026-07-24T05:05:03Z
provider: Texas Woman's University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Texas Woman's University

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