While Quality of Life (QOL) among aging populations has been attracting more and more attention in the last few years, little QOL research has been carried out among the elderly Chinese minority. This is a cross sectional study aimed at estimating the Quality of Life (QOL) and exploring QOL indicators among the elderly Chinese people living in Montreal. Forty-one volunteer study participants, 65 years or older were recruited from 12 Chinese community centers in Montreal. Their QOL was measured by the Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index (1985). The study results showed that participants generally described a very high level of life satisfaction. Living arrangements, gender, education and social support were found to be important QOL indicators. This study has important implications for health service and policy and raises the need for further future research using a larger random sample.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.111936 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Liu, Tianli, 1976- |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002585227, proquestno: AAIMR32840, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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