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Introduction: In recent decades in the field of Psychology, Medicine, and Social Sciences, extensive research has been conducted on the life quality of the elderly. The life quality of the group as a social issue the core of which is formed by health, is investigated by mental/objective and individual/collective, and physical/social dimensions. But the life quality and its indicators are referred to as a complex, multidimensional and vogue concept, because for different people the importance and value of each dimension of life varies, seeing contradictions and differences as well as common points among studies necessitates a meta-analysis, revision, and combination of findings in order to achieve a common analysis over the life quality of the elderly and its various dimensions.
Method: exploring and revealing the logical connection of influential factors and key indicators through comparative study of twenty (scientific & research) articles by measuring the effect size of factors and independent variables toward achieving new and more comprehensive results and removing future impediments and improving the life quality of the elderly.
Findings: in response to the main question of the present study, by measuring the effect size of factors and variables having greatest impact on the life quality of the elderly, three social, cultural indicators and population variables related to independent variables, optimism training and life expectancy (83%), non-institutional social participation (77%), physical and mental health (75%), and religious attitudes and religiosity (76%) were found to be of great influence.
Discussion: Among research studies, the life quality of the elderly was only studied in one of the qualitative research studies (from phenomenological point of view), and most of studies has been done in a quantitative way.

Keywords: Effect size, Elderly, Life quality, Mental and objective dimensions, Meta-analysis

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