Investigating the relationship between quality of life and mental health of older women

Investigating the relationship between quality of life and mental health of older women
Seyedeh Razieh Hosseini,^1,*
Introduction: The increasing trend of Iran's aging population and the associated phenomenon of aging with the occurrence of physical and mental disorders, has increased the need to determine the quality of life of this group. The quality of life of older women is more affected by various factors in terms of vulnerability. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life and mental health of older women.
Methods: The research is a review research and has been done by collecting materials from reputable articles on scientific sites such as sid, pubmed, etc.
Results: Findings show that measuring the quality of life and identifying the components of vulnerability of older women leads to planning, prevention and rehabilitation in order to improve their lives. The issue of quality of life is very important in different groups, especially the elderly who have special physical, mental and psychological conditions. Due to the increasing trend of the elderly population in the world, especially in developing countries and our country, and the phenomenon of aging with the occurrence of physical and mental disorders, the need to determine the quality of life of this age group has increased. The physical dimension of the quality of life of the elderly has a statistically significant relationship with such factors as education level, employment status, economic status, housing and the presence of disease.
Conclusion: In general, the results showed that due to the increase in the number of elderly, it is very important to pay attention to different dimensions of their quality of life, so measuring quality of life and identifying vulnerability of older women leads to planning, prevention and rehabilitation to improve their lives.
Keywords: old age, quality of life, mental health