Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Frail Elderly

Abu-Bader, Soleman H.; Rogers, Anissa Taun; Barusch, Amanda S.

doi:10.1300/j083v38n03_02

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“…With respect to physical mobility, as aging is associated with a decline in general health and the onset of different forms of activity limitations, Chinese seniors who were physically more mobile were found to express greater life satisfaction. In fact, the strong association between physical health and functional ability on life satisfaction has been well documented (Abu-Bader et al 2002;Ho et al 1995;Katz 2009;Shkolnik et al 2001).…”

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Health Care Service Needs and Correlates of Quality of Life: A Case Study of Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Canada

Chow

2011

Soc Indic Res

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This study explored the health care service needs and the major correlates of quality of life among 127 community-dwelling elderly Chinese immigrants in a western Canadian city. Participants were interviewed in their homes by trained, bilingual interviewers employing a structured questionnaire that covered a wide range of topics including health care service needs, living arrangements, health status, social network, life satisfaction, and socio-demographic information. Results demonstrated that ethnic nursing homes, senior centres that provide programs and services, and homemaker services were respondents' major service needs. Multiple ordinary least-squares regression analysis revealed that respondents who emigrated from Mainland China and those who exhibited greater psychological well-being, reported being physically more mobile, perceived fewer service needs, and expressed satisfaction with the quality of their neighbourhood demonstrated higher levels of life satisfaction.

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Health Care Service Needs and Correlates of Quality of Life: A Case Study of Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Canada

Chow

2011

Soc Indic Res

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“…Similarly, Liyu andGuo (2008), andChoi et al (2008) revealed that social support is strongly related to life satisfaction. Additionally, Abu-Bader, Rogers, and Barusch (2002) found in their paper that frail elders who perceive their health as poor, and who have limited social support, should be considered likely candidates for low life satisfaction. However, decline in physical functioning would not affect life satisfaction if strong social support exists (Hsu, 2009).…”

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Examining the Structural Relationship of Chronic Illness, Physical Function, Life Satisfaction, and Social Support in the Development of Depression Among Filipino Elderly in Institutionalized Settings

Guzman

Jurado

Juson

2014

Educational Gerontology

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Considering the increasing prevalence of chronic illness in the Filipino elderly, this study seeks to test a model that describes the relationship between chronic illness and depression and how this link might interact with physical functioning, life satisfaction, and social support. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the causalities among these variables. With the participation of 151 respondents, data were gathered using a five-part instrument consisting of the robotfoto, Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, Life Satisfaction Checklist, Social Support Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale. Data were analyzed using AMOS version 19. Results showed that the duration and number of present chronic illness will not lead to an increase in social support, although those things proved to have a negative effect on physical functioning and life satisfaction. Social support from the family also showed to have a direct impact on life satisfaction while social support from the caregivers revealed a negative effect on physical functioning. Life satisfaction had a negative influence on depression while other suggested variables have no impact on depression at all. Through this model examining the variables relating to depression, holistic care must be provided to manage not only the medical conditions of the elderly but also their physical, social, and psychological well-being.

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“…Satisfaction with life and subjective well being were positively correlated with extraversion, while introverts were found to have lower levels of life satisfaction and subjective well being [11]. Satisfaction with life, physical status, emotional health, social support and locus of control in the frail elderly was examined [12]. People with internal locus of control had a higher level of satisfaction with life than people with external locus of control.…”

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Impact of Online Flow Experience on Personality Variables, Subjective Happiness and Satisfaction with Life

Parija¹

2012

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Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Frail Elderly

Cited by 77 publications

References 22 publications

Health Care Service Needs and Correlates of Quality of Life: A Case Study of Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Canada

Health Care Service Needs and Correlates of Quality of Life: A Case Study of Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Canada

Examining the Structural Relationship of Chronic Illness, Physical Function, Life Satisfaction, and Social Support in the Development of Depression Among Filipino Elderly in Institutionalized Settings

Impact of Online Flow Experience on Personality Variables, Subjective Happiness and Satisfaction with Life

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