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Health-related quality of life and ego integrity among the oldest old – Evidence from the multicenter AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe study
Ist Teil von
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2021-07, Vol.95, p.104408, Article 104408
Ort / Verlag
Netherlands: Elsevier B.V
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
•Investigating the link between health-related quality of life and ego integrity.•Data were derived from a multicenter prospective cohort-study (oldest old).•Widely established instruments were used (e.g., EQ-5D-3 L).•Findings stress the importance of health-related quality of life for ego integrity.
To investigate the association between health-related quality of life and ego integrity among the oldest old.
Cross-sectional data were taken from follow-up wave 9 of the multicenter prospective cohort study “Needs, health service use, costs and health-related quality of life in a large sample of oldest-old primary care patients (85+)” (AgeQualiDe). Our analytical sample comprised n = 495 observations. Mean age was 90.2 years (SD: 2.7 years). Health-related quality of life was quantified using the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire (including the visual analogue scale EQ-VAS). Ego integrity was measured using the Ego Integrity Scale.
Regressions showed an association between decreased ego integrity and problems with ‘usual activities’, ‘pain/discomfort’ and ‘anxiety/depression’. Furthermore, regressions showed a marginally significant association between decreased ego integrity and problems with ‘mobility’ and a decreased EQ-VAS score. Ego integrity was not significantly associated with problems with ‘self-care’.
Findings stress the importance of health-related quality of life for ego integrity among the oldest old. Future studies are required to clarify the underlying mechanisms.