Relationship between housework and perceived happiness of middle-aged and older women in Taiwan—The moderating effect of health condition

Lee, Ching-Fen; Tang, Shain-May

doi:10.1080/07399332.2017.1354863

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“…It was found in a study conducted that happiness level was the lowest among elderly who received education between 0 and 4 years 16 . Lee and Tang (2017) reported that the level of education did not affect happiness in middle-aged and elderly women in Taiwan 23 . Being educated leads to being openminded and being able to have more information about the world, accessing health needs by themselves and therefore may increase the happiness level due to such reasons.…”

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confidence: 99%

Yaşlı bireylerde öz bakım gücü ve mutluluk arasındaki ilişki

Türk

Akkuş

Sönmez

2019

Cukurova Medical Journal

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This study has been carried to determine the relation between self-care ability and happiness in elderly individuals living in Kars province located in the eastern part of Turkey. Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional type study and comprises 400 elderly individuals living in central district of Kars province. The data were collected through utilization of the personal information form, the Self-care Ability Scale and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short-Form (OHQ-SF). Results: The elderly individuals received a mean score of 24.89 ± 5.04 from the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and a mean score of 93.94 ± 19.15 from the Self Care Ability Scale. There was a statistically positive mean moderate correlation between the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire score and Self Care Ability Scale score. As scores of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire increases, selfcare ability score also increases. Conclusion: Significant relationship between happiness levels and self-care ability was determined in elderly individuals. Amaç: Bu çalışma Türkiye'nin doğu bölgesinde yer alan Kars ilinde yaşayan yaşlı bireylerde öz bakım gücü ve mutluluk arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma kesitsel tipte olup, Kars il merkezinde yaşayan 400 yaşlı birey oluşturmuştur. Veriler kişisel bilgi formu, Öz Bakım Gücü Ölçeği ve Oxford Mutluluk Ölçeği Kısa Formu (OMÖ-K) kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Yaşlı bireyler Oxford Mutluluk Ölçeğinden ortalama 24.89±5.04, Öz Bakım Gücü Ölçeğinden ise ortalama 93.94±19.15 puan almışlardır. Oxford mutluluk ölçeği puanı ile öz bakım gücü puanı arasında istatistiksel olarak pozitif yönlü orta düzeyli anlamlı ilişki vardır. Oxford mutluluk ölçeği puanı arttıkça öz bakım gücü puanı da artmaktadır. Sonuç: Yaşlı bireylerde mutluluk düzeyleri ile öz bakım gücü arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır.

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confidence: 99%

Yaşlı bireylerde öz bakım gücü ve mutluluk arasındaki ilişki

Türk

Akkuş

Sönmez

2019

Cukurova Medical Journal

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“…For older people, DHW could also reflect the ability to live independently and their desire to make contributions to family development, which is consistent with the concept of aging well ( 6 ). Studies have shown that older adults who are more autonomous in their daily life and environment are more likely to experience happiness ( 17 , 18 ). Additionally, a longitudinal study among older adults in Australia reported that DHW could maintain the mental function of older individuals and reduce the risk of dementia.…”

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Doing housework and having regular daily routine standing out as factors associate with physical function in the older people

Li,

Dai,

Han

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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Background and objectivesNationwide data were used to explore factors associated with physical function in order to identify interventions that could improve and maintain physical function in the older people.MethodsThe physical function was assessed by gait speed (GS). We selected 2,677 male and 2,668 female older adults (aged ≥60) who could perform the GS test as study subjects. GS was measured by having subjects walk across and back a 10-m course. A gait speed less than 20% that of a reference population (<0.7 m/s) was used as the definition of slow gait speed (SGS). Co-morbidity, polypharmacy, medical expenses, need for care, and hospitalization were used to evaluate health status. A stepwise logistic regression model was used to determine factors associated with SGS.ResultsSGS was associated with poorer health status, higher medical cost, lower ranking on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and decreased Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE). Co-morbidity (OR = 1.81, 1.58–2.07), polypharmacy (OR = 1.47, 1.25–1.74), MMSE <24 (OR = 1.85, 1.54–2.22), and GDS ≥ 11 (OR = 1.40, 1.18–1.65) were associated with SGS. In contrast, doing housework (DHW, OR = 0.43, 0.38–0.49), having a regular daily routine (RDR, OR = 0.64, 0.45–0.91), and current alcohol consumption (OR = 0.74, 0.62–0.90) were inversely associated with SGS. DHW plus having RDR could greatly reduce the risk of SGS (OR = 0.29, 0.19–0.43).ConclusionPoor physical function is associated with poorer health status in Chinese older people. Maintaining a regular daily routine and doing some housework may be important factors that can help older people preserve their physical function.

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“…Moreover, it has been found in previous studies that there is a close relationship between individual health and housework participation and happiness [1]. Lee and Tang [25] also found that the relationship between housework and happiness of middle-aged and elderly women can be affected by the health of their spouses.…”

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The Moderating Effect of Health on the Relationship between Involvement in Housework of Parents’ and Parents-in-Law’s Families and Happiness of Middle-Aged Women in Taiwan

Lee¹,

Tang²

2020

Health

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Background: This study aims to investigate the moderating effect of family health status on the relationship between involvement in housework of two-side parents' families and happiness of middle-aged women in Taiwan. Methods: The data used in this study were gathered from the Ministry of Science and Technology's program-"Intergenerational expectation and collaboration: an inquiry on a new mechanism of continued tradition across generations". The subjects (n = 512) were restricted to aged 45-64 years old who live with spouses and have children, and one of whose parent or parent-in-law is still alive. Multiple regression analysis was used to investigate how family health status moderates the relationship between involvement in housework of parents' families and parents-in-law's families and the happiness of middle-aged women. Results: 1) Family health status is positively correlated with their happiness. 2) The parents' health status can moderate the relationship between involvement in housework of parents' families and happiness of the middle-aged women. 3) The middle-aged women's health status can moderate the relationship between involvement in housework of parents-in-law's families and those women's happiness, and fathers-in-law's health status can moderate the relationship between husbands' involvement in housework of the women's parents-in-law's families and women's happiness. Conclusions: In future, when policies and programs related to the well-being of middle-aged women are being planned, the effect of women's health and family health status shall be considered as a key to improve those How to cite this paper: Lee, C.-F. and Tang, S.-M. (2020) The Moderating Effect of Health on the Relationship between Involvement in Housework of Parents' and Parents-in-Law's Families and Happiness of Middle-Aged Women in Taiwan. Health,

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Relationship between housework and perceived happiness of middle-aged and older women in Taiwan—The moderating effect of health condition

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Yaşlı bireylerde öz bakım gücü ve mutluluk arasındaki ilişki

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Doing housework and having regular daily routine standing out as factors associate with physical function in the older people

The Moderating Effect of Health on the Relationship between Involvement in Housework of Parents’ and Parents-in-Law’s Families and Happiness of Middle-Aged Women in Taiwan

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