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Evaluation of quality of life (QoL) of students of the University of Third Age (U3A) on the basis of socio-demographic factors and health status.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Zielinska-Wieczkowska, Halina Kedziora-Kornatowska, Kornelia Ciemnoczolowski, Waldemar
Spatial Coverage	Poland
Description	Country affiliation: Poland Author Affiliation: Zielinska-Wieczkowska H ( Department of Pedagogy and Nursing Didactics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, ul Techników 3, Bydgoszcz 85-801, Poland. wieczkowska@cm.umk.pl)
Abstract	In times of the modern global societies, concern for QoL is a priority for gerontology, being an interdisciplinary field. The aim of this study was to assess the QoL of students of the U3A based on socio-demographic factors, subjectively reported diseases and/or discomfort, and well-being. The study comprised 257 students of the U3A in Poland, located in the city of Bydgoszcz. The study group consisted of 237 women and 20 men at an average age of 64.54 ± 6.01 years. The vast majority of the study group were married individuals and individuals with a secondary education. Just over half of the group stated that they are in good health and have no afflictions. All of the respondents were fully mobile. The QoL was assessed using the Polish version of the WHOQOL-Bref and the geriatric depression screening (GDS) scale. The QoL in its different areas balanced out at a medium level (average range: 13.30-13.87). The level of education of the U3A students proved to have a significant relation ith the environmental domain of QoL. No significant influence of age, gender, or marital statues on the QoL of the U3A students was found. A significant relation between subjectively reported diseases and/or discomfort with the QoL was demonstrated in the physical domain. Nearly 75% of the respondents showed no signs of depressive moods. The occurrence of depression indeed disrupted the QoL in all the studied domains, although least in the physical domain. Elderly individuals participating in permanent education display, in the face of progressive senile involution, average and at the same time stable parameters of QoL in all areas of functioning, which can be considered satisfactory, given this phase of life. The level of QoL of the U3A students significantly denotes the level of education of respondents, existing illnesses and afflictions, and the presents of depression.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	01674943
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	53
e-ISSN	18726976
Journal	Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2011-09-01
Publisher Place	Netherlands
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Geriatrics Geriatrics Education Health Status Quality Of Life Students Psychology Universities Aged Aged, 80 And Over Depression Epidemiology Educational Status Female Follow-up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Poland Prevalence Retrospective Studies Questionnaires Comparative Study Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Aging Health (social science) Gerontology Geriatrics and Gerontology

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