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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

The Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Older Adults in Central Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the WHOQOL-OLD Tool.

Rubisha Adhikari, Rajani Shah, Kamal Ghimire, Birat Khanal, Sunil Baral, Anisha Adhikari, Dinesh Kumar Malla, Vishnu Khanal

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Rubisha AdhikariShree Medical and Technical College, Purbanchal University, Bharatpur 44207, Nepal.ORCID 0009-0007-2061-6127
Rajani ShahSchool of Health Science, Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT), Bharatpur 44200, Nepal.
Kamal GhimireBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0548-9602
Birat KhanalUniversal College of Medical Science, Bhairahawa 32900, Nepal.
Sunil BaralChitwan Medical College, Bharatput 44200, Nepal.
Anisha AdhikariManmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu 44614, Nepal.
Dinesh Kumar MallaBirendra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Bharatpur 44207, Nepal.
Vishnu KhanalMenzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Remote Health Systems and Climate Change Centre, Alice Springs, NT 0870, Australia.

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Ensuring people's quality of life (QOL) has become increasingly challenging due to population aging. This study aimed to investigate the QOL among older people and factors associated with it in an urban setting of Central Nepal using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-OLD) tool. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Central Nepal. The association between QOL and independent variables was first examined using a univariate analysis of variance followed by multiple linear regressions. The mean age of the 366 participants was 70 years (standard deviation [SD]: 8.2 years). The mean of the overall QOL scores was 74.37 (SD: 7.82). Older people who were literate (regression coefficient (β): 1.909; 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.771 (1.986, 5.556)), who had an annual household income of NPR 40,000 (Nepalese Rupees) or more (β: 1.909: 95% CI: 0.337, 3.480), who reported health services as accessible (β: 4.019; 95% CI: 0.666, 7.371) and affordable (β: 3.176; 95% CI: 1.327, 5.025), and who reported partaking in physical activity (β: 2.107; 95% CI: 0.607, 3.606) had higher QOL scores compared to their respective counterparts. A holistic model of service using the social determinants of health framework is essential to improve the well-being of older people in Nepal.

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Quality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNepalSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesWorld Health OrganizationNepalolder peoplequality of lifeurban healthWHOQOL-OLD

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