Identifying and Examining the Individual and Social Dimensions of Increasing the Quality of Life of the Elderly Based on the Verses of the Quran and Narrations
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021),
21 Khordad 2021
,
Page 96-109
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v7i2.30824
Abstract
Background and Objective: Today, due to the increase in longevity and life expectancy, a more important issue has been raised as how to live life or the quality of life, which has attracted the attention of experts and researchers in the field of aging. The present study examines the concept of quality of life in old age.
Methods: This research is qualitative in terms of method. It first analyzes the resources related to the quality of life of the elderly through meta-combination method. It was then carried out using interpretive structural modeling technique. MICMAC method was also used to cluster the dimensions of the quality of life in old age. In this study, all ethical considerations were observed and no conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Results: Based on the findings, five dimensions were identified by experts and finally the identified dimensions were classified into 5 level: at the highest level (first level) was the social interactions, which has the least influence on other factors, and at the lowest level (fifth level) was individual-internal factors that act as the cornerstone of the model. Therefore, increasing the quality of life of the elderly starts from this variable and spreads to other variables. The results of MICMAC analysis also showed that individual-internal factors have the highest influence and social interactions the most dependent.
Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that individual-internal factors and family experiences affect the quality of life of the elderly, which can ultimately increase the health of the elderly due to the influence of environmental factors. Identifying and promoting any of these dimensions can lead to an increase in the quality of life of the elderly.
Please cite this article as: Hamzehi M, Raji M, Farhadzadeh AM. Identifying and Examining the Individual and Social Dimensions of Increasing the Quality of Life of the Elderly Based on the Verses of the Quran and Narrations. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2021;7(2):96-109. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v7i2.30824
- Elderly, Narrations, Verses of the Quran
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