Korean J Adult Nurs.  2020 Oct;32(5):526-538. 10.7475/kjan.2020.32.5.526.

Factors Influencing Health-Related Quality of Life among Korean Seniors with Osteoarthritis: Focusing on 10-Year Duration with Osteoarthritis Disease

• Choi HY

• KMID: 2508304
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2020.32.5.526

Abstract

Purpose
This study examined sociodemographic and health factors affecting Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among older adults with osteoarthritis based on the duration of osteoarthritis.
Methods
Data were obtained from the Seventh Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Ⅶ-1, 2016; Ⅶ-2, 2017). The sample consisted of total 747 older adults with osteoarthritis. The complex sample analysis was performed using an independent t-test, ANOVA, x² test, and multiple linear regression using the SPSS/WIN 24.0 program.
Results
The HRQoL of older adults who had experienced osteoarthritis for 10 years or more was lower than the group who had experienced osteoarthritis for less than 10 years. The most influential factors affecting HRQoL across both groups were subjective health, limit of daily activity, and sickbed experience. Current alcohol consumption and body weight control were factors affecting HRQoL in the group who had experienced osteoarthritis for less than 10 years, while gender, current smoking, and walking were factors affecting HRQoL in the group who had experienced osteoarthritis for 10 years or more.
Conclusion
Community nurses should consider the target population and customize interventions based on the duration of osteoarthritis in order to improve HRQoL in older adults with osteoarthritis.

Keyword

Aged; Quality of life; Osteoarthritis; Chronic disease