Aging & Social Change: Ninth Interdisciplinary Conference

Abstract

Quality of life for the elderly is an issue of public health concern. Previously, several studies used WHOQOL-BREF measurement to determine QOL in Elderly and they found that gender differences related with their QOL level. Currently, we used a new measurement (WHOQOL-OLD measurement). Limitation of study tested the QOL level in gender difference by using a WHOQOL-OLD tool. This study aims to investigated the QOL level in gender difference, and explore the factors associated with QOL in gender difference. Two settings (Northern and Center regions in Thailand) are included between 2012-2015. Multivariate analysis exploring the factors related with the quality of life and gender difference. The results show that no statistical significance was found the associated between gender and quality of life in aging by using WHOQOL-OLD. Therefore, this study found that factors associated with a good quality of life in male were an aged < 75 years and sufficient income. With female, factors association with a good quality of life were aged < 80 years, sufficient income, have a family member ≥ 2 persons, and have no history of insomnia. Our study indicates that no association between gender and the quality of life in aging which was measured by the WHOQOL-OLD questionnaire.