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Research on Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being Among Older People

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Community Care".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 3153

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Victor Manuel Mendoza-Nuñez

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Research Unit on Gerontology, FES Zaragoza, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 09230, Mexico
Interests: ageing; older people health; quality of life; well-being; healthy lifestyle

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The World Health Organization, in the World Report on Aging and Health (2015), defines healthy aging as the “process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in older age.” In this sense, "well-being is considered in the broadest sense and includes domains such as happiness, satisfaction and fulfilment." Likewise, quality of life is a concept linked to well-being. Therefore, the purpose of this Special Issue is to publish original articles and reviews of clinical, epidemiological and public health research, on topics related to health linked to well-being and quality of life in aging, considering sociocultural factors, such as gender, schooling, economic income, marital status, occupation, loneliness, ageism, socialization, social support networks, access to health services, public politics, use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), healthy lifestyles (physical exercise, nutrition, sleep) and reasons for living, and self-perception of health.

Prof. Dr. Victor Manuel Mendoza-Nuñez
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • ageing and older people
  • ageism and quality of life
  • gender and well-being
  • social support networks and well-being
  • self-perception of health and well-being
  • reasons for living and well-being
  • healthy lifestyle and quality of life
  • menopause/andropause and quality of life
  • ICTs and quality of life
  • public politics and well-being

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Assessing the Needs of Elderly People in a Home Environment: Perspectives from Patients, Caregivers, and a Family Nurse
by Marlena Szewczyczak, Dorota Talarska, Magdalena Strugała, Patrycja Talarska-Kulczyk, Kamila Kawecka, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis and Sławomir Tobis
Healthcare 2025, 13(8), 860; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080860 - 9 Apr 2025
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Background: Social demographic changes contribute to increased life expectancy and disability. The ability to maintain independence depends on receiving appropriate support. This study aimed to analyze the needs of individuals over 75 years of age living in a home environment. Methods: A cross-sectional [...] Read more.
Background: Social demographic changes contribute to increased life expectancy and disability. The ability to maintain independence depends on receiving appropriate support. This study aimed to analyze the needs of individuals over 75 years of age living in a home environment. Methods: A cross-sectional study assessed support needs from the perspectives of the patient, caregiver, and researcher. The following research tools were used: Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Barthel Index, and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Results: The average total number of needs reported by the patients was 5.0 ± 2.9, by caregivers 6.63 ± 2.98, and by researchers 5.76 ± 3.43. The most frequently reported unmet needs were related to Accommodation, Company, and Eyesight/Hearing/Communication. A higher number of met needs (p = 0.006) and total needs (p = 0.011) was observed in individuals aged 85 and older and in seniors who had a caregiver (p < 0.001). Lower functional ability was an indicator of a higher number of met needs (p < 0.001). Cognitive function did not affect the number of reported needs. A correlation was found between the number of needs and depressive symptoms. The total number of needs reported by patients was significantly lower than the number reported by healthcare personnel and caregivers. Conclusions: The CANE questionnaire enabled the identification of individual care needs in the elderly. Although unmet needs were in areas that could be easily addressed, elderly individuals did not receive adequate support. Researchers and caregivers identified more met and unmet needs than the elderly individuals themselves. Full article
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Health and Well-Being of Older People in the City of Valencia: A Comprehensive Study
by Leticia Pérez-Saiz, Mireia Ferri-Sanz, Marina Canas, Mirian Fernandez, Maite Ferrando and Rachael Dix
Healthcare 2024, 12(24), 2526; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12242526 - 13 Dec 2024
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Background/Objectives: In the framework of the ValueCare project (funded by EC, ref 875215), the Valencia pilot site assessed the comprehensive health of 240 older people with frailty. ValueCare aims to deliver personalised integrated health and social care and better outcomes for older people. [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: In the framework of the ValueCare project (funded by EC, ref 875215), the Valencia pilot site assessed the comprehensive health of 240 older people with frailty. ValueCare aims to deliver personalised integrated health and social care and better outcomes for older people. Methods: For the health evaluation, a comprehensive approach was adopted, based on validated questionnaires that address not only mental and physical health but also other key dimensions in older people’s well-being, namely unwanted loneliness and nutrition. Results: This study provides an overview of the overall health status of 60-year-old people from March to December 2022 in the city of Valencia, allowing for a comparison between national and European health indicators. Conclusions: Older people in the city of Valencia reported good health, quality of life, independency, nutrition and social wellbeing, with some differences between gender. Full article
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Information Support or Emotional Support? Social Support in Online Health Information Seeking among Chinese Older Adults
by Xiaowen Zhu and Chang Li
Healthcare 2024, 12(17), 1790; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12171790 - 7 Sep 2024
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Online Health Information Seeking (OHIS) serves as an alternative form of social capital that can help older adults alleviate offline medical-related stress. This study collected and analyzed user interaction data from Patient-to-Doctor and Patient-to-Peer platforms and compared the roles of social support between [...] Read more.
Online Health Information Seeking (OHIS) serves as an alternative form of social capital that can help older adults alleviate offline medical-related stress. This study collected and analyzed user interaction data from Patient-to-Doctor and Patient-to-Peer platforms and compared the roles of social support between them. Significant differences were identified in the dimensions of social support (information, emotional, and companion) on the Patient-to-Peer platforms compared with Patient-to-Doctor platforms (p < 0.05). The overall and core–core network density values for social support on Patient-to-Peer platforms were higher than those on Patient-to-Doctor platforms. Patient-to-Doctor interactions focused on information support, displaying a more centralized and efficient network with structural holes pertaining to treatment effects. By contrast, Patient-to-Peer interactions provided more emotional support, with a dispersed and redundant network containing structural holes related to individual information. Companion support was found to be weaker on both platforms. Additionally, digital literacy, surrogate seeking, and altruistic information significantly explained the variances between the two platforms (p < 0.01), with surrogate seeking playing a crucial role. These findings enhance our understanding of OHIS disparities among older adults and their surrogates, offering valuable insights for developing effective support systems and regulatory frameworks for health information platforms. Full article
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