This study had some limitations; the main limitation of this study was small sample size of participants. In spite of assessing some associated factors affecting on the quality of life, examining the other factors were not possible in this study and can be suggested for the future studies.
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Conclusion
A significant difference was observed between having cardiovascular diseases, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases, hearing and visual impairments with total score in the quality of life. However, our study showed acceptable level of quality of life, planning the policies and programs that improve and promote quality of life and decrease burden of elderly's diseases through establishing governmental or private elderly people clubs and information services for educating elderly people regarding healthy diet and doing regular exercise can be effective.