AN PRELIMINARY-STUDY ON QUALITY-OF-LIFE S CALE FOR ELDERLY - AN EXAMINATION IN TERMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SATISFACTION

The purpose of this study was 1 to construct Quality of Life Scale for Elderly (QOLS-E), which was to evaluate the older person's physical, social, and psychological states synthetically, and 2 to find out whic h factors most influenced the person's psychological satisfaction. Two groups of people, 42 in total who were between 65 and 90 years old, p articipated in the study, with 25 living in the nursing home, and 17 i n the hospital. Although the factor structure of QOLS-E was reasonable , the reliabilities were not very high, meaning further research was n ecessary to improve the scale. Multiple regression showed that Satisfa ction with Activities of Daily Life was apt to be related to psycholog ical satisfaction. Also, enjoying a hobby and positive relationships w ith institutional staff members appeared important for other facets of psychological satisfaction. As for subscales of psychological satisfa ction, enjoying a hobby was significantly related to Acceptance of Own Life, and number of diseases to Mental Stability. Another subscales o f QOLS-E, Satisfaction with Family Relationships, was also related to Acceptance of Own Life.