TY - JOUR AU - Paul, Cinara AU - Schöttker, Ben AU - Brenner, Herrmann AU - Holleczek, Bernd AU - Friederich, Hans-Christoph AU - Wild, Beate TI - Predictors of health-related quality of life in older adults over a course of twelve years - Results from a large population-based study using a machine learning approach. JO - International psychogeriatrics VL - nn SN - 1041-6102 CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge Univ. Press M1 - DKFZ-2025-01843 SP - nn PY - 2025 N1 - epub AB - The proportion of older people is growing dramatically, implying that predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults are of major interest within public health research.Analyses were based on the ESTHER study, a German population-based cohort study conducted in the federal state of Saarland, Germany. The study was initiated in 2000-2002 and included 9940 community-dwelling older adults recruited via general practioners. At the 8-year follow-up (2008-2010), 6071 active participants were offered additional home visits, of whom 3124 agreed to participate. These 3124 participants (mean age (SD) 69.6 (6.3) years; 52.6 KW - Bio-psycho-social health care needs (Other) KW - Health-related quality of life (Other) KW - Longitudinal study (Other) KW - Machine learning (Other) KW - Older Adults (Other) KW - Random forest (Other) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 C6 - pmid:40908200 DO - DOI:10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100141 UR - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/304430 ER -