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Migration of adult children and quality of life of older parents left-behind in Nepal
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Thapa, DK and Visentin, DC and Kornhaber, R and Cleary, M, Migration of adult children and quality of life of older parents left-behind in Nepal, Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 20, (11) pp. 1061-1066. ISSN 1444-1586 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Methods: A cross-sectional community-based survey was carried out (May-July 2019) among 791 randomly selected older adults aged ≥60 years. QOL was measured using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-abbreviated scale, and migration status was assessed into three categories: no migration, internal migration only and any international migration. A range of sociodemographic characteristics were measured for adjustment. Associations between migration of children and each domain of the QOL were examined by multilevel mixed regression.
Results: Scores for QOL were; 58.8 ± 19.8 for physical, 63.7 ± 18.0 for psychological, 60.7 ± 16.2 for social, and 61.8 ± 15.0 for environmental domains. This study identified positive and null associations between the migration of children and QOL for parents, with higher scores for physical (b = 5.16, P = 0.017) and environmental (b = 3.19, P = 0.046) domains among left-behind parents whose children migrated internally compared with parents whose children did not migrate.
Conclusions: The findings differ from previous research showing poorer QOL among left-behind older parents. Migration plays a significant role in shaping physical and environmental QOL among left-behind parents living in rural areas with important implications for migrants, their families, researchers and social scientists.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | cross-sectional research, left-behind older parents, migration of children, quality of life, WHOQOL-BREF |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Nursing |
Research Field: | Aged care nursing |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Community services |
Objective Field: | Ageing and older people |
UTAS Author: | Thapa, DK (Mr Deependra Thapa) |
UTAS Author: | Visentin, DC (Dr Denis Visentin) |
UTAS Author: | Kornhaber, R (Dr Rachel Kornhaber) |
UTAS Author: | Cleary, M (Professor Michelle Cleary) |
ID Code: | 141191 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
Deposited By: | Nursing |
Deposited On: | 2020-10-02 |
Last Modified: | 2021-11-10 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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