Theoretical approach to the concept and determinants of quality of Life of the elderly
International Journal of Development Research
Theoretical approach to the concept and determinants of quality of Life of the elderly
Received 29th April, 2018 Received in revised form 28th May, 2018 Accepted 08th June, 2018 Published online 30th July, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Hazel Alejandra Domínguez Rodríguez et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The term quality of life belongs to an ideological universe, which is based on a system of values. What better means quality of life of the elderly is the quality of the experience that each individual experiences in their environment. The concept of quality of life takes into account a number of determinants both physical, psychological, social and environmental factors, therefore the quality of life is studied as a complex social phenomenon, being a process of personal perception of welfare level reached through the combination of living conditions (objective variables that can be measured independently of feelings) and the degree of satisfaction with life (subjective variables) -dependent feelings (Cardona Doris et al., 2006).
