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Title: EXAMINING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLDER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IN SELECTED DISTRICTS IN GHANA
Authors: Nantomah, B.
Yendaw, E.
Borbor, F. M.
Asante-Afari, K.
Keywords: Aged
Disability
Older People with Disability
Psychological Health Quality of Life
Quality of Life
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) FACULTY OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, Wa, Upper West Region, GHANA, West Africa
Series/Report no.: Vol. 18;No. 2
Abstract: Older people in Ghana suffer from a wide range of disabilities including visual, physical, and hearing with serious ramifications on their quality of life. Therefore, this paper examines the psychological health quality of life (PHQOL) of older people with disability in selected Districts in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Through a census survey, questionnaires were used to obtain data from 810 respondents. Independent-samples t-test and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to examine their PHQOL. The results showed that mean scores in PHQOL were highest among those aged 60-69 and lowest for those aged 80 years and older with a significant difference [F (807) = 23.872 value, p = 0.000] in PHQOL of their ages. Those who were married had the highest PHQOL mean score compared with those who were separated / divorced and widowed with significant difference [F (807) = 42.690 value, p = 0.000] noticed in PHQOL across marital statuses. Also, those with physical disability had a higher mean score in PHQOL than those with visual disability. The study concludes that any geriatric policy interventions aimed at improving the PHQOL of older people with disability ought not to downplay their background characteristics as they underpin their PHQOL
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4216
ISSN: 0855-6768
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