Document Type
Article
Publisher
Canadian Center of Science and Education
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Psychology and Social Science
RAS ID
9100
Abstract
Using a largely qualitative research design, this study originally explored how a small cohort of aged clients and human service workers assessed and measured Quality of Life (QOL) amongst older people. A literature review was undertaken and interviews were conducted with participants from Community Vision Incorporated (CVI) and other key informants from separate human service agencies. The findings suggested that there was a dichotomous relationship between the perceived affects that in-home care and aged care facilities had on the QOL of older people. A number of participants suggested that in-home care and aged care facilities were disempowering and overall, impacted negatively on the Objective QOL (O-QOL) and Subjective QOL (S-QOL) of older people. This paper will outline these complexities and further discuss related themes, issues and new insights into the relationship between an older person’s ‘place of residence’ and other O & S-QOL indicators.
DOI
10.5539/ass.v5n9p3
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Comments
Georgiou, J., & Hancock, P. (2009). Quality of life indicators: The objective-subjective interrelationship that exists within one’s ‘Place of Residence’ in old age. Asian Social Life, 5(9), 3-20. DOI:10.5539/ass.v5n9p3