Comparison of the Quality of Life Between the Elderly People Who Live in Temporary Shelters and Non-temporary Shelters During Post Natural Disasters in Palu City

Introduction: After natural disasters in Palu City, the houses of victims especially the elderly were destroyed and then they were placed in temporary shelters. This study aims to determine the differences in quality of life between the elderly who live in temporary shelters and those who do not after natural disasters. Method: This research used a comparative study design with cross-sectional method. The study sample was divided into 2, namely the elderly who lived in shelters (n = 189) and elderly who did not live in shelters (n = 201). Quality of life measurements were done using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires, and the statistical test was the Mann Whitney Test.
Results: The average QOL dimension score in elderly in shelter was 20.1 (Physical), 19.5 (Psychological), 8.5 (Social Relationship), and 21.9 (Environment) while for the elderly who did not live-in shelters, the average QOL dimension was 23.4 (Physi- cal), 20.2 (Psychological), 14.0 (Social Relationship), and 33 (Environment). The average value of QOL scores on the elderly living in temporary shelters was 70.0 while the value for the elderly who did not live-in shelters was 78.0. In short, there were significant differences in the QOL dimension score of physical, social relationship, and environ- ment with value p < 0.05. The elderly Quality of Life also had a significant difference (p < 0.05). 3
Conclusion: There was a higher quality of life scores for elderly who lived in non-shelters compared to the elderly who lived in shelters.