A cross-cultural comparison of health-related quality of life and its associated factors among older women in Vietnam and Australia.

Dao-Tran, T-H; Seib, C; Jones, L; Anderson, D

A cross-cultural comparison of health-related quality of life and its associated factors among older women in Vietnam and Australia.

Dao-Tran, T-H Seib, C Jones, L Anderson, D

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Citation:: BMC research notes, 2018, 11, (1), pp. 174
Issue Date:: 2018-03-13

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dc.contributor.author	Dao-Tran, T-H
dc.contributor.author	Seib, C
dc.contributor.author	Jones, L
dc.contributor.author	Anderson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-9624
dc.date.accessioned	2021-05-10T02:17:59Z
dc.date.available	2018-03-07
dc.date.available	2021-05-10T02:17:59Z
dc.date.issued	2018-03-13
dc.identifier.citation	BMC research notes, 2018, 11, (1), pp. 174
dc.identifier.issn	1756-0500
dc.identifier.issn	1756-0500
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/148805
dc.description.abstract	This study compared health-related quality of life and its associated factors among 305 women in Vietnam and 175 women in Australia aged 60-71. Descriptive analyses, Chi square, independent t-tests, and General Linear Models were used for data analysis.After controlling for socio-demographics, lifestyles, and chronic diseases, older women in Vietnam had lower levels of physical health but similar levels of mental health to those in Australia. In both populations, chronic disease and diet were associated with physical health; physical activity was related to mental health. In Australia, physical activity, exercise, and Body Mass Index were also associated with physical health; age, alcohol consumption, and sleep were also linked with mental health. In Vietnam, age and marital status were also related to physical health; chronic diseases and diet were also correlated with mental health. These findings suggested that interventions developed in Australia targeting the management of diet and physical activity, may be useful for older women in Vietnam. However, future interventions in Vietnam need to be tailored to account for different age groups, marital status, and the number of chronic diseases experienced. Further investigation into the contributions of cultural factors to health-related quality of life is recommended.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	BMC research notes
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1186/s13104-018-3282-0
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Bioinformatics
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Chronic Disease
dc.subject.mesh	Life Style
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Cultural Comparison
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Vietnam
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Chronic Disease
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Cultural Comparison
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Life Style
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Vietnam
dc.title	A cross-cultural comparison of health-related quality of life and its associated factors among older women in Vietnam and Australia.
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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Abstract:

This study compared health-related quality of life and its associated factors among 305 women in Vietnam and 175 women in Australia aged 60-71. Descriptive analyses, Chi square, independent t-tests, and General Linear Models were used for data analysis.After controlling for socio-demographics, lifestyles, and chronic diseases, older women in Vietnam had lower levels of physical health but similar levels of mental health to those in Australia. In both populations, chronic disease and diet were associated with physical health; physical activity was related to mental health. In Australia, physical activity, exercise, and Body Mass Index were also associated with physical health; age, alcohol consumption, and sleep were also linked with mental health. In Vietnam, age and marital status were also related to physical health; chronic diseases and diet were also correlated with mental health. These findings suggested that interventions developed in Australia targeting the management of diet and physical activity, may be useful for older women in Vietnam. However, future interventions in Vietnam need to be tailored to account for different age groups, marital status, and the number of chronic diseases experienced. Further investigation into the contributions of cultural factors to health-related quality of life is recommended.

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