ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE, WELL BEING AND DEPRESSION AMONG IRANIAN ELDERLY IN AUSTRALIA

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ALIZADEH KHOEI MAHTAB; KHOSHBIN SOHEILA; KHAVARPOUR FEREIDON

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Journal: Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing Year:2010 | Volume:4 | Issue:14 Page(s): 15-26

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ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE, WELL BEING AND DEPRESSION AMONG IRANIAN ELDERLY IN AUSTRALIA

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ALIZADEH KHOEI MAHTAB | KHOSHBIN SOHEILA | KHAVARPOUR FEREIDON | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

ACTIVITY OF DAILYQ3

MEDICAL CONDITIONQ3

PHYSICAL WELLBEINGQ2

LIVINGQ2

ACCULTURATIONQ3

DEPRESSIONQ2

ELDERLYQ3

ACTIVITYQ3

PSYCHOLOGICALQ3

SOCIAL ACTIVITYQ3

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to achieve the health status of the Iranian ELDERLY migrants in Australia.Materials and Methods: This study was done as a cross sectional survey carried out in 2005-2007 on 302 Iranian immigrant aged 65 years and over who had lived in Sydney Metropolitan area for at least 6 months.Results: The majority of the Iranian ELDERLY had a moderate level of anxiety and DEPRESSION (44%) and more than half of them (58%) were experiencing average level of PSYCHOLOGICAL wellbeing. From aspect of physical function (41%) Iranian ELDERLY had moderate level of physical function as well as without limitation. With respect to daily LIVING ACTIVITY, the great part of the ELDERLY participants (56%) were independent. The predictor variables. of Socio-demographic and ACCULTURATION were strong significant variables in physical and mental health status of the Iranian ELDERLY.Conclusion: Chronic MEDICAL CONDITIONs, Physical and social ACTIVITY, and also accessing information and awareness of aged care services predicted both mental and physical health status of Iranian ELDERLY respondents in this study (P£0.001).

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ALIZADEH KHOEI, MAHTAB, KHOSHBIN, SOHEILA, & KHAVARPOUR, FEREIDON. (2010). ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE, WELL BEING AND DEPRESSION AMONG IRANIAN ELDERLY IN AUSTRALIA. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING, 4(14), 15-26. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/95072/en

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ALIZADEH KHOEI MAHTAB, KHOSHBIN SOHEILA, KHAVARPOUR FEREIDON. ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE, WELL BEING AND DEPRESSION AMONG IRANIAN ELDERLY IN AUSTRALIA. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING[Internet]. 2010;4(14):15-26. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/95072/en

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MAHTAB ALIZADEH KHOEI, SOHEILA KHOSHBIN, and FEREIDON KHAVARPOUR, “ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE, WELL BEING AND DEPRESSION AMONG IRANIAN ELDERLY IN AUSTRALIA,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING, vol. 4, no. 14, pp. 15–26, 2010, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/95072/en

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