Background: Aging is an unavoidable and irreversible change as a result of demographic transition in all societies. Family support for the elderly people has become a very important issue in examining the overall well-being of the elderly people. Family support is playing a key role in determining the quality of life (QOL) of the aged people.
Objective: The main aim of the research was to find the factors determining the QOL and family support of elderly people.
Material and Methods: An exploratory descriptive design was followed to obtain error-free results. A total of 213 elderly people were consecutively recruited from a randomly selected setting.
Results: The elderly men reported a better quality of life. Elderly people who had received a formal edu-cation also reported a good quality of life. Those who were financially independent had a healthier QOL. Medically healthy elderly people had enhanced QOL. Those who performed their daily activities inde-pendently also had superior QOL. Elderly people who got support from their family members had an en-hanced QOL. Those who reported having no major problems in their life also had a superior QOL. The educated elderly people had perceived better family support. Medically healthy aged people perceived better family support.
Conclusion: This study found that there are various factors such as gender, education, financial inde-pendence, and family support determined the QOL of the aged. Similarly, education, wealth, and family support were the predictors for family support of the elderly people.
Key words: Quality of life, family support, elderly
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