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Dominican Sisters Quality Of Life Assessment, Eva Vanartsen
Dominican Sisters Quality Of Life Assessment, Eva Vanartsen
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Background: The quality of life in older women has been found to decrease with poverty, poor health, decreased access to healthcare and low education, while marriage and children can both improve or decrease the quality of life. The information on the quality of life of older women living in faith based communities is lacking.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the quality of life and factors impacting quality of life in Sisters living in an assisted living facility.
Methods: The short form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) was used to measure quality of life of the Dominican …