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Assessing quality of life among older people in Al-Baha Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional Study

Fahad A Algahmdi.


Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the level of older people quality in life and identify the related factors in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2024 and included 113 older people selected by a convenience sampling technique from Al-Baha. The data were collected by the translated version of WHOQOL-OLD scale and was analyzed by SPSS.
Results: Out of 113 subjects, 50.4% were female, and 49.6% males, and 90% lived in urban areas of Al-Baha region. Of total, 70.8% were married and 29.2% divorced or separated. The quality of life was moderate, with a mean score of 4.2±1.1. The satisfaction was moderate at 3.9±.9. The people who lived in rural areas (mean 4.9±0.3) and those divorced or separated (mean 4.7±0.9) had higher quality of life.
Conclusion: Older people in Al-Baha had moderate quality of life and moderate satisfaction on the provided health services. The rural residents and being divorced were significantly associated with higher quality of life.

Key words: Older people, quality of life, satisfaction, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.


 
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Fahad A Algahmdi. Assessing quality of life among older people in Al-Baha Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional Study. RMJ. (2025), [cited March 12, 2025]; 50(1): 183-186. doi:10.5455/rmj.20240925060918


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Fahad A Algahmdi (2025) Assessing quality of life among older people in Al-Baha Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional Study. RMJ, 50 (1), 183-186. doi:10.5455/rmj.20240925060918


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Fahad A Algahmdi. 2025. Assessing quality of life among older people in Al-Baha Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional Study. Rawal Medical Journal, 50 (1), 183-186. doi:10.5455/rmj.20240925060918


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Fahad A Algahmdi. "Assessing quality of life among older people in Al-Baha Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional Study." Rawal Medical Journal 50 (2025), 183-186. doi:10.5455/rmj.20240925060918


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Fahad A Algahmdi. "Assessing quality of life among older people in Al-Baha Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional Study." Rawal Medical Journal 50.1 (2025), 183-186. Print. doi:10.5455/rmj.20240925060918


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Fahad A Algahmdi (2025) Assessing quality of life among older people in Al-Baha Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional Study. Rawal Medical Journal, 50 (1), 183-186. doi:10.5455/rmj.20240925060918


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