en آمار و اپیدمیولوژی معلولیت‌های ناشی از جنگ/حادثه Epidemiology and Statistics of War/Accident Related Injuries پژوهشی اصيل Original Research <p></p> <p>introduction:&nbsp;<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">The growing population of ageing people is linked to the appearance of the problems related to the well-being and quality of life (QoL) of elderly in developing countries. The impact of psychological factors on the QoL has already been proven. However, socio-demographic factors and place of living (i.e. rural and urban settings) have not been sufficiently studied. Thus, this study attempts to examine the connection between socio-demographic factors, place of living and the quality of life of the elderly in West Sumatra, Indonesia</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">methode:&nbsp;&nbsp;This cross-sectional research was conducted on 400 community-based elderly people aged &ge; 60 years old. The method of random sampling has been used employing two-stage stratified random sampling technique among both rural and urban inhabitants of West Sumatra, Indonesia. WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was used for assessing QoL of the subjects. Data analysis included bivariate analysis and the factors that influence QoL were identified through multivariate linear regression analysis. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Results:&nbsp;The bivariate analysis indicated significant connections between the QoL and education, gender, marital status and living area (p < 0.05). In the multivariable regression analysis, higher education level (&beta; = 0.111; p = 0.001), female gender (&beta; = 0.107; p = 0.002), and being married were positively associated with QoL. In contrast, rural residence was negatively associated with QoL (&beta; = &minus;0.084; p = 0.010). </span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</p> Quality of Life,Socioeconomic Factors,Rural Population 1001 1019 http://ijwph.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2458-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 T. Jepisa tomiirazan@gmail.com 15300319475328460029432 15300319475328460029432 Yes B. Murti bhisma.murti@gmail.com 15300319475328460029433 15300319475328460029433 No R. Wardani ratnawardani61278@gmail.com 15300319475328460029434 15300319475328460029434 No A.S. Wahyuningsih atik@strada.ac.id 15300319475328460029435 15300319475328460029435 No