European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Background: All aspects of health status: life style, satisfaction, mental state or well-being together reflect the multidimensional nature of Quality of Life (QOL) in an individual. India has acquired the label of “an aging nation” with 7.7 percent of its population being more than 60 years old. Changes in population structure will have several implications for health, economic security, family life and well being of people. Materials and methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out at urban field practice area of one of the teaching institutes. Considering the prevalence of about 7.5% of 60 years and above people sample size of 250 was calculated. A predesigned questionnaire related to the QOL of elderly people devised by the World Health Organization-QOL was used. Result: Majority of participants were of 60-64 years age group (37.2%). Out of 70 participants, 30 (42.9%) were male and 40 (57.1%) were females. About 55.7% were working and 68.6% married. The overall mean (SD) score was 49.28 (9.92) with first, second and third quartile scores of 45.2, 49 and 53 respectively. The difference of scores between men and women was statistically insignificant. Conclusion: This study showed that determinants such as age <70 years, income sufficiency, depression, social support and affordability to healthcare services have a strong relation with QOL.