Subjective well-being and its influencing factors in the advanced elderly from community

VernacularTitle:社区高龄老年人主观幸福感及影响因素分析
Author: Guizhen FANG ; Ren ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Happiness; Aged,80 and over; Mental health
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2012;31(8):716-719
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the subjective well-being and its influencing factors of the advanced elderly in the community. Methods Totally 409 cases aged 80 years and over in five communities of Hang zhou city were surveyed using Memorial University of Newfoundland Subjective Well-bing Scale. Results The subjective well-being of the advanced age people was at a high level.The cases with good hearing,well eyesight,income from own source,monthly income between 1000-3000 yuan,health satisfaction and frequently or occasionally regular interest in the activities had higher subjective well-being(all P＜0.05).Subjective well-being was not significantly affected by age,sex,level of education (P＞ 0.05). Conclusions Subjective well-being of aged people is mainly affected by state of health and economic resources.