• Factors associated with the quality of life of the elderly in the Middle East: a systematic review
  • Afshin Mohebi zarrin dareh,1,* Masoome Poorhasan,2 Zeinab sadat Moosavi fard,3
    1. Bachelor of Nursing student, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas branch, Iran.
    2. Bachelor of Nursing student, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas branch, Iran.
    3. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, Iran.


  • Introduction: Identifying factors related to the quality of life of the elderly can be effective in finding ways to improve their quality of life. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to investigate the factors related to the quality of life of the elderly in Middle Eastern countries.
  • Methods: This study is a review and systematic search. In March and April 2020, browsing Persian and English articles in databases, (Elderly (* quality of life"), with the keywords of quality of life, Magiran, SID, Noormags, Scopus, WOS, Pubmed Irandoc, Proquest elderly, older adults, aging, aging, seniors) and each Middle Eastern country was conducted in English and Farsi, and according to the entry and exit criteria, related articles were included in this research in the period from the beginning to April 2020 The quality of life of the elderly in the Middle East was obtained, and after screening and evaluating the articles based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 82 articles were finally included in the study.
  • Results: The results showed that most of the studies in the Middle East were conducted with a cross-sectional method and using the quality of life tool SF36, and the quality of life of the elderly in the Middle East is influenced by socio-demographic, psychological, physical and spiritual factors.
  • Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study and several factors related to the quality of life of the elderly in the Middle East countries; It is suggested that in formulating and implementing policies and programs related to the elderly, attention should be paid to various social, psychological, physical and spiritual dimensions in order to improve their quality of life as much as possible.
  • Keywords: quality of life , elderly , Middle East