Change in quality of life and potentially associated factors in patients receiving home-based primary care: a prospective cohort study

BMC Geriatrics

Hideki Nomura¹  Masafumi Kuzuya²  Chi-Hsien Huang²  Hiroko Kamitani²  Hiroyuki Umegaki²  Shigeru Kanda³  Keiko Maeda⁴  Atushi Asai⁵ 

[1] Aichi Clinic;Department of Community Healthcare & Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine;Minami Health-Medical Cooperative Kaname Hospital;Mokuren Clinic, Department of Home Medical Care;Sanei Clinic;

关键词: Functional status;    Home-based primary care;    Nutrition;    Quality of life;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-019-1040-3

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background The trajectories for health-related quality of life of patients receiving home-based primary care are not well identified. Our objective was to investigate changes in the quality of life (QOL) and factors that affected the QOL of patients receiving home-based primary care. Methods Our prospective cohort study, the Observational study of Nagoya Elderly with HOme MEdical (ONE HOME) study, recruited 184 patients undergoing home-based primary care with a 5-year follow-up period. Patients’ demographic data, socioeconomic status, physical diseases, medication use, feeding intake status, nutritional status, and functional status were measured annually. The 4-item quality of life index (QOL-HC [home care]) including self-perceived and family-reported QOL ratings that had been developed and previously validated in home care settings was used. Linear regression models were used for cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Results The participants’ mean age was 78.8 ± 10.8 years, and 55.9% of the sample was male. Most patients were frail, disabled, and/or malnourished. Self-perceived and family-reported QOL scores dropped sequentially on annual follow-ups. In the multivariate longitudinal analysis, patients who were divorced (β = 1.74) had high baseline QOL scores (β = 0.75) and reported higher QOL ratings. In addition, high functional dependency was associated with a low self-perceived QOL rating, with a β-value of − 1.24 in the pre-bedridden group and − 1.39 in the bedridden group. Given the family-reported QOL rating, the baseline QOL scores (β = 0.50) and Mini-Nutritional Assessment–Short-Form scores (β = 0.37) were found to have positive associations with the QOL rating. Conclusions For the disabled receiving home-based primary care, independent functional status and divorce were positively associated with better self-perceived QOL, whereas nutritional status was correlated with better family-reported QOL.

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