@article { author = {Esmaeily, A and mersa, H. Aghjani and Hazrati someaeh, Z}, title = {Factors Affecting the Lifestyle of the Elderly in hospitals: A Qualitative Grounded Theory Study}, journal = {International Journal of Hospital Research}, volume = {10}, number = {2}, pages = {-}, year = {2021}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2251-8940}, eissn = {2322-2085}, doi = {}, abstract = {Background and objective: The present study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the lifestyle of the elderly in Tehran. Methods: This study was qualitative research based on the grounded theory method. Purposeful sampling was used and continued until theoretical saturation was obtained. Psychiatrists and neurologists of Tehran city in 2018 with more than 5 years of experience were included in this study. Totally 10 participants with high marital satisfaction were interviewed in semi-structured and in-depth method and analyzed using the constant comparative methods. The interview was about the factors affecting the lifestyle of the elderly.Results: Six specialists were male and 4 were female and had doctoral degrees. The mean age of the male specialists was 47.66±4.31 and 41.75±3.44 in female subjects. Factors influencing the lifestyle of the elderly were divided into seven areas: the lifestyle of the elderly, socioeconomic status, media and the lifestyle of the elderly, beliefs, ethnic diversity, customs, and the state of the elderly, each of which included a total of 23 themes and 19 categories.Conclusion: The results indicate that the media program has the most impact and rituals and religion have the least impact on the lifestyle of the elderly in Tehran.}, keywords = {Keywords: Influential factors,Lifestyle,Elderly}, url = {https://ijhr.iums.ac.ir/article_126608.html}, eprint = {https://ijhr.iums.ac.ir/article_126608_d3fd589e7cbae3858cdfa62fcdbbc8bf.pdf} }