Quality of Life Measures in the Elderly and the Role of Social Support in Elderly Chinese
China has stepped into an ageing society. Factors such as it's massive population, rapidly evolving societal structure and still developing economy make China's situation unique. The elderly Chinese person faces a number of difficulties, with an ageing bo
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2706
2 Main Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2707 2.1 The Development of Quality of Life Assessment in Elderly Chinese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2707 2.2 Application of the GQOL-EC Questionnaire – A Joint Product of the Chinese Medical Association, the Elderly Medical Association, and the Epidemiology Study Group in Elderly Chinese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2709 2.3 Application of Foreign Quality of Life Measures and Related Instruments in Elderly Chinese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2712 2.4 Evaluation of Indicators of Quality of Life in Elderly Chinese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2713 2.5 Social Support of the Elderly in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2717 2.6 The Problems and Prospects in Research on Quality of Life and Social Support in Elderly Chinese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2718 Summary Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2718 Annex 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2719 The Proposed Standard and Content on GQOL-EC (Draft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2719
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Quality of Life Measures in the Elderly and the Role of Social Support in Elderly Chinese
Abstract: China has stepped into an ageing society. Factors such as it’s massive population, rapidly evolving societal structure and still developing economy make China’s situation unique. The elderly Chinese person faces a number of difficulties, with an ageing body and reduced physical strength on the one hand, and reduced adaptability to their social surroundings and diminishing > social support. Therefore, it is now more important than ever to evaluate the quality of life and social support in elderly Chinese people. At present, tools for evaluating quality of life and social support in the elderly can be divided into those used in China and those used internationally, without either China or the international community taking advantage of what the other has to offer. Better understanding of these assessment tools could fundamentally enhance and improve the quality of life and social support in elderly Chinese people, and may have a wider impact on the economy and strengthen the nation. List of Abbreviations: GDS, geriatric depression scale; GQOL-EC, geriatric quality o
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