@ARTICLE{Pachołek_Anna_Relationships_2023,
 author={Pachołek, Anna and Siemaszko-Oniszczuk, Eliza and Mierzwa, Joanna and Wróbel, Anna and Piotrowicz, Karolina and Gąsowski, Jerzy and Tomasik, Tomasz},
 volume={Vol. 63},
 number={No 1},
 journal={Folia Medica Cracoviensia},
 pages={5-17},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2023},
 publisher={Oddział PAN w Krakowie; Uniwersytet Jagielloński – Collegium Medicum},
 abstract={Background: Due to current increased life expectancy, the quality of life (QoL) of senior patients is gaining in importance. The aims of this study were: to estimate QoL in a group of patients, aged above 64 years, that is cared for by general practitioners (GPs) in Krakow, Poland, and to find relation-ships between elements of QoL and the results of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and other important medical and social factors. Methods: We designed a cross-sectional, questionnaire study among patients who attended GPs’ sur-geries from April 2018 to April 2019. To examine the patients, we used the Euro-Quality of Life Ques-tionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) and eight scales forming CGA: the Activities of Daily Living, the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Mini-Mental State Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale, Timed Up and Go Test, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Clinical Frailty Scale and Athens Insomnia Scale. Results: The lowest QoL was observed in dimensions of pain/discomfort and mobility, where 70% and 52% of patients, respectively, reported problems in these areas. Only 91 (21%) respondents had highest results in all five dimensions of QoL. The average score in the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of the EQ-5D- 5L (representing self-rated health on a given day) was 62.36 ± 18.98 points. Statistically significant relationships were observed between QoL and age, physical activity and multimorbidity (in all cases p <0.001). The results of QoL were correlated with every aspect of CGA, while the strongest relationship was noticed between scores in the EQ-5D-5L VAS scale and scales assessing depression and frailty (p <0.001; r = –0.57 both). Conclusions: Our study showed that in senior patients in Krakow QoL was relatively high. Seniors mostly complained of pain/discomfort and problems with mobility. Moreover, dimensions of QoL were connected with the results of CGA. During visits, GPs should specifically question patients about the above mentioned aspects of QoL.},
 type={Article},
 title={Relationships between quality of life and comprehensive geriatric assessment among seniors — a cross-sectional study in Krakow, Poland},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/127258/PDF-MASTER/2023-01-FMC-01.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/fmc.2023.145426},
 keywords={quality of life, EQ-5D-5L, general practitioner, comprehensive geriatric assessment, Poland},
}