Factors associated with health‐related quality of life in community‐dwelling elderly people in China

Aim Few studies have comprehensively evaluated the factors associated with health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in the elderly. The purpose of the study is to identify the factors associated with HRQOL using a comprehensive geriatric assessment of community‐dwelling elderly people in Beijing, China. Methods A cross‐sectional survey of 896 community‐dwelling elderly people in Beijing was conducted through face‐to‐face interviews. Data regarding sociodemographic factors, chronic disease (assessed by the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics, CIRS‐G), common geriatric syndromes and HRQOL (assessed by the EuroQol 5‐Dimension questionnaire, EQ‐5D) were collected using a structured questionnaire. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors related to HRQOL. Results The CIRS‐G comorbidity index was negatively related to the EQ‐5D index and EQ‐Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (P