Comparison of Quality of Life for Elderly Men and Women Elderly Nursing Home Resident by Alborz Province in 1390

Ageing is a crucial juncture of human life and Given the issues and needs at this stage is a social. With this in mind special needs of the elderly is important in That are largely neglected. The present study compares the quality of life for elderly men and women Elderly nursing home resident by Alborz Province. This study is a descriptive - analytical (cross). Classification of simple random sampling method proportional to size classes were selected. Information using a standardized questionnaire WHOQOL: BREF questionnaire concerning demographic characteristics and background to face interviews, were collected. 62 patients were studied. Data using SPSS 16 statistical software and For analysis of test data one way ANOVA and t-test is used. There was a significant relationship between quality of life and, gender, education, marital status, disability, but there was no a significant relationship between quality of life and age, children, income. Overall quality of life in the present study were higher in women than men. Improving quality of life for this group of community planning and executive training seems necessary.