Journal of North Khorasan

Abstract Background & Objectives: Due to the elder’s growing population, as a result of birth control policy and increase in life expectancy in the world, elder’s quality of life deserves special attention. This study aim to investigate the health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults of Bojnourd, 2014. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 200 older adults of Bojnurd city were selected through multi-stage random sampling. Date collection was carried out through “LEIPAD” quality of life questionnaire and demographic variables questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16. Results: The mean age of the elders was 68.91 ± 7.89 years and the sample consisted of 55% male. Results indicated that mean of quality of life score in the sample was 44.14 ± 10.46 and factors such as age, gender, marital status, occupation and schooling are of significant relationship with quality of life. Conclusion: Findings showed that the elders, enjoyed good level of quality of life However, social support and participation play an important role in promotion of elder’s health and quality of life.