QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOME RELATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA

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 Objectives: This study aims to determine associated factors to health-related quality of life in dementia patients at the National Geriatrics Hospital. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study included 87 dementia patients aged ≥ 60 years old examined or treated at National Geriatric Hospital from July 2021 to November 2021. Data were collected by using designed tools including characteristics of these patients. Entered data on Redcap and used SPSS version 22.0 for analysis. Results: The mean age of the patients was 76.84 ± 8.38. The majority of the patients 57 people (65.5%) were females and 30 respondents (35.5%) were males. 42.5% (n=87) of participants had a high quality of life, and only 2.3% (n=87) of respondents had a poor quality of life. 54% of the sample reported slight or moderate problems in the dimension of mobility. 42.5% in the dimension of self-care. 44.8% in the dimension of usual activities. 69% in the dimension of pain/discomfort. Last one, the patients in the dimension of anxiety/depression reported slight or moderate problems was 70.1%. Besides, 22.9% of the sample reported severe or extreme problems in the dimension of mobility. 28.7% in the dimension of self-care. 49.4% in the dimension of usual activities. 11.4% in the dimension of pain/discomfort. And, finally, 9.1% of the sample reported severe or extreme problems in the dimension of anxiety/depression. The mean ± SD VAS score was 57.70 ± 18.518. There was a significant association between depression and health-related quality of life (p<0.05). Conclusions: Routine health check-ups should be recommended for elderly with dementia to improve their health-related quality of life