Volume 29, Issue 5, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.1189
The Development of a Quality-of-Life Assessment Tool for Older Adults with Hypertension: A Case Study in Thailand
Abstract
This study aimed to 1) develop a quality-of-life assessment tool for older adults with
hypertension and 2) examine the reliability and validity of the assessment tool. This is a
descriptive study, conducted in 382 Thai older adults with hypertension in Bangkok. The
results revealed that the quality-of-life assessment tool for older adults with hypertension
consisted of 3 domains, i.e., physical, psychological, and social relationship. There were
totally 22 questions, with content validity (IOC) = 0.8-1.0, Cronbach’s alpha = .884, and
Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) = .820. According to the test-retest reliability, the
correlation was excellent (Correlation Coefficient = .860). Therefore, quality of the
developed quality-of-life assessment tool for older adults with hypertension was high and
can be applied to assess quality of life for older adults with hypertension efficiently.
Keywords
Quality of life, older adults, hypertension, Thailand