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Objectives: To assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and associations with general characteristics among older people with overweight and obesity. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study on 220 older patients with overweight and obesity examined and treated at National Geriatric Hospital from January to May 2023. HRQoL were assessed using the EQ–5D– 5L questionnaire. General information and classification of obesity were also collected. Results: Of the total 220 participants, the proportion of patients with difficulties in aspects such as mobility was 57.3%; self- care is 48.6%; usual activities is 55.5%; pain/ discomfort is 65% and anxiety/depression is 49.5%. The results showed that HRQoL in women was significantly lower than in men in terms of pain/discomfort and anxiety/ depression (p<0.05). People living in urban areas have better HRQoL than those living in rural areas in terms of usual activities with p<0.05. People living in rural areas have lower EQ-VAS health self-assessment scores than those living in urban areas, which is statistically significant with p<0.05. Between groups with the different numbers of hospital stays in the past year, there was a significant difference in almost all aspects of HRQoL (p<0.05) except for pain/discomfort. The more hospital stays, the lower the HRQoL, especially the lower the EQ - VAS score (p < 0.001). Conclusion: About 50% of the participants self-rated as having problems with one of the aspects of HRQoL among older patients with overweight and obesity. Our results highlighted that aspects of quality of life EQ - 5D are related to gender, living area, and number of hospitalization in the past year among this population.
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