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Design, measures and sample characteristics of the CadeViMa-Spain survey on quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2011

Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas ,
Carolina Giraldez-Garcia ,
Maria João Forjaz ,
Fermina Rojo-Perez ,
Pablo Martinez-Martin  and
Maria-Eugenia Prieto-Flores
Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas
Affiliation:
Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography, Centre for Human and Social Sciences, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
Carolina Giraldez-Garcia*
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Maria João Forjaz
Affiliation:
National School of Public Health, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain Consortium for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBER en Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas - CIBERNED), Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
Fermina Rojo-Perez
Affiliation:
Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography, Centre for Human and Social Sciences, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
Pablo Martinez-Martin
Affiliation:
Consortium for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBER en Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas - CIBERNED), Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain Research Unit, Alzheimer Centre Reina Sofia Foundation, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Maria-Eugenia Prieto-Flores
Affiliation:
National School of Public Health, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Carolina Giraldez-Garcia, Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain. Phone: +34-918222398. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Background: The survey “Quality of life in older adults-Spain” (CadeViMa-Spain) was designed to obtain information about objective and subjective determinants of Quality of Life (QoL) in old age, from a multidimensional perspective. This paper presents the overall description, methodology, sample characteristics and reliability of the measures used.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in a representative sample of 1106 community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and over in Spain. The sample was obtained by a geodemographically-based proportional multistage stratified sampling. A home-based questionnaire included validated scales and questions about sociodemographic characteristics, global QoL, health, family and social networks, financial means and retirement, leisure and social participation, residential environment, and satisfaction with those issues. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted. Cronbach's α coefficients were used to assess internal consistency of the scales.

Results: This nationally representative survey furnishes information about global QoL, health-related QoL, resources availability, living conditions, and satisfaction with the assessed aspects, including life domains most valued by this group. In general, community-dwelling older adults reported positive assessments of health, living conditions, and high levels of satisfaction with the different aspects of QoL. The reliability of the measures in this population was good.

Conclusions: This survey provides comprehensive and useful information, based on the view of older people themselves, with potential to contribute to health and social policies towards promoting active aging. The database is available for in-depth comparisons.

Keywords

quality of life measuresnational surveycross-sectional studyactive agingstudy protocol
Type
Research Article
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , March 2012 , pp. 425 - 438
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2011

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