Living Well in Later Life: The Influence of Sense of Coherence, and Socio-Demographic, Lifestyle and Health-Related Factors on Older Adults’ Satisfaction with Life

Humboldt, Sofia von; Leal, Isabel; Pimenta, Filipa

doi:10.1007/s11482-013-9262-6

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“…Living in a rural area may provide a relatively steady and close social network through regular contact over time, which provides support and satisfaction in multiple aspects of LS. This finding on residential area also supported the previous studies [56, 66]. Even though our study showed that living in a rural area was not associated with health satisfaction, other studies found higher levels of life satisfaction in urban elders than rural elders because of greater access to basic social and medical service [37, 46, 51].…”

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Multidimensional construct of life satisfaction in older adults in Korea: a six-year follow-up study

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BackgroundAging raises wide-ranging issues within social, economic, welfare, and health care systems. Life satisfaction (LS) is regarded as an indicator of quality of life which, in turn, is associated with mortality and morbidity in older adults. The objective of this study was to identify the relevant predictors of life satisfaction and to investigate changes in a multidimensional construct of LS over time.MethodsThis analysis utilized data from the large-scale, nationally representative Korean Retirement and Income Study (KReIS), a longitudinal survey conducted biennially from 2005 to 2011. Outcome measures were degree of satisfaction with health, economic status, housing, neighbor relationships, and family relationships. GEE models were used to investigate changes in satisfaction within each of the five domains.ResultsOf a total 3531 individuals aged 65 or older, 2083 (59%) were women, and the mean age was 72 (s.d = ±6) years. The majority had a spouse (60.8%) and lived in a rural area (58%). Analysis showed that physical and mental health were consistently and significantly associated with satisfaction in each of the domains after adjusting for potential confounders. Living in a rural area and living with a spouse were related to satisfaction with economic, housing, family relationships, and neighbor relationships compared to living in urban areas and living without a spouse; the only outcome that did not show relationship to these predictors was health satisfaction. Female and rural residents reported greater economic satisfaction compared to male and urban residents. Living in an apartment was associated with 1.32 times greater odds of economic satisfaction compared to living in a detached house (95% CI: 1.14–1.53; p < 0.0001). Economic satisfaction was also 1.62 times more likely among individuals living with a spouse compared to single households (95% CI: 1.35–1.96; p < 0.0001). Financial stress index value was found to be a significant predictor of satisfaction with family relationships.ConclusionsOur study indicates that a single domain of LS or overall LS will miss many important aspects of LS as age-related LS is multi-faceted and complicated. While most studies focus on overall life satisfaction, considering life satisfaction as multidimensional is essential to gaining a complete picture.

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Multidimensional construct of life satisfaction in older adults in Korea: a six-year follow-up study

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“…Table 1 summarizes the main results by health outcome and SES indicator. Publications looking at the association between place of residence showed that urban environment and deprivation were associated with worse health (see, for example, references [ 19 ] and [ 20 ]). For inequalities related to migration, mortality was consistently worse in migrants [ 21 , 22 ] but migrant adolescents had better health [ 23 – 25 ].…”

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Connecting the dots on health inequalities – a systematic review on the social determinants of health in Portugal

Campos-Matos

Russo

Perelman

2016

Int J Equity Health

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IntroductionHealth inequalities are recognised as a public health issue worldwide, but only a few countries have developed national strategies to monitor and reduce them. Despite its considerable health inequalities, Portugal seems to lack a systematic strategy to tackle them, possibly due to the absence of organised evidence on the issue. We performed a systematic review that aimed to describe the available evidence on social inequalities in health in Portugal, in order to contribute towards a comprehensive and focused strategy to tackle them.MethodsWe followed the PRISMA guidelines and searched Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed for studies that looked at the association between a measure of socioeconomic status and a health outcome in the Portuguese resident population since the year 2000. We excluded health behaviours and healthcare use from our search. We performed a qualitative description of the results.ResultsSeventy-one publications were selected, all reporting observational analyses, most of them using cross-sectional data. These publications showed strong evidence for health inequalities related to education and gender, chiefly for obesity, self-rated health and mental health.ConclusionsAnalysis of the eligible publications showed that current research does not seem to have consistently covered the link between health and key Portuguese social problems. A strategy focusing on the monitoring of most prevalent diseases, most determining socioeconomic factors and vulnerable populations would be crucial to guide academic research in a country in which health inequalities are so ubiquitous and deeply rooted.RegistrationThis systematic review is not registered.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12939-016-0314-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…3,4 Alterações nas condições sistêmicas, bem como seus tratamentos, tornam-se mais prevalentes com o envelhecimento, 1,5 e influenciam nas expectativas e no modo de conduzir a vida. 3 A satisfação pessoal está relacionada a fatores sociodemográficos, estilo de vida e saúde, 6,7 e incluem a prática de atividades educativas, utilização da criatividade, contato com crianças e atividades sociais. 8 Com o avanço da idade surgem também os efeitos negativos sobre a saúde geral e a integridade dos tecidos orais, como dentes, mucosas ou músculos.…”

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Autopercepção da saúde bucal de idosos

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Objetivo: Avaliou-se a autopercepção das condições de saúde bucal de um grupo de idosos por meio da aplicação do índice General Oral Health Assessment Index (Gohai). Métodos: Participaram do estudo 136 idosos, frequentadores do Centro de Revitalização da Terceira Idade (Certi), onde aplicou-se um questionário com questões do índice Gohai sobre a autopercepção das condições bucais. Realizou-se análise descritiva do resultado de cada uma das perguntas. Resultados: Dos idosos entrevistados, 78,7% responderam sempre sentir dor ou desconforto ao deglutir; 55,1% relataram desconforto em comer algum alimento, e 66,9% relataram insatisfação com a aparência da sua boca. A média global do índice Gohai quando aplicada à escala de interpretação foi de 28,88, classificada com uma percepção de saúde bucal “ruim” sobre a qualidade de vida. Conclusão: Os idosos avaliaram negativamente suas condições bucais pelo desconforto em comer, dificuldade/dor para deglutir e insatisfação com sua condição bucal.

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Living Well in Later Life: The Influence of Sense of Coherence, and Socio-Demographic, Lifestyle and Health-Related Factors on Older Adults’ Satisfaction with Life

Cited by 31 publications

References 33 publications

Multidimensional construct of life satisfaction in older adults in Korea: a six-year follow-up study

Multidimensional construct of life satisfaction in older adults in Korea: a six-year follow-up study

Connecting the dots on health inequalities – a systematic review on the social determinants of health in Portugal

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