Social support as a mediator between depression and quality of life in Chinese community-dwelling older adults with chronic disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling-Na Kong ◽  
Ping Hu ◽  
Yu Yao ◽  
Qing-Hua Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Psychometric properties of the International Wellbeing Index in community-dwelling older adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Rodriguez-Blazquez ◽  
B. Frades-Payo ◽  
M. J. Forjaz ◽  
A. Ayala ◽  
P. Martinez-Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Wellbeing Index ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
International Wellbeing Index

ABSTRACTBackground: This is the first study to analyze the psychometric properties of the International Wellbeing Index (IWI), which comprises the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) and National Wellbeing Index (NWI), among community-dwelling older adults.Methods: The IWI was applied to 1106 community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and over. The sample was additionally assessed using scales for comorbidity, disability, mood, general orientation to life, social support, health-related quality of life, and two questions assessing satisfaction with life as a whole and with life in Spain. The PWI and NWI were separately analyzed for acceptability, internal consistency, convergent and discriminative validity, and precision. Linear regression analyses of the PWI and the NWI were also conducted.Results: Mean scores were 71.0 ± 13.5 for the PWI and 49.5 ± 14.4 for the NWI. No floor or ceiling effects were detected. Cronbach's α was 0.88 for the PWI and 0.92 for the NWI. Factor analysis identified two factors in the IWI, and one factor in the PWI and NWI respectively. The PWI showed a correlation of 0.50 with the “satisfaction with life as a whole” item, and the NWI showed a correlation of 0.73 with the “satisfaction with life in Spain” item. There were significant differences in scores: in the PWI, according to gender, age, social support, education and depression; and in the NWI, according to education and depression. The regression model identified psychosocial, health and functional factors as determinants of the PWI (explained variance: 46.8%).Conclusions: The IWI displays good acceptability and is a consistent, valid and precise measure of global quality of life in older adults.

Role of depressive symptoms and comorbid chronic disease on health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Gallegos-Carrillo ◽  
Carmen García-Peña ◽  
Jyoti Mudgal ◽  
Xóchitl Romero ◽  
Luis Durán-Arenas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Association Between Anticholinergic Drug Use and Health-Related Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Drugs & Aging ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 785-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoit Cossette ◽  
Maimouna Bagna ◽  
Modou Sene ◽  
Caroline Sirois ◽  
Gabrielle P. Lefebvre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Anticholinergic Drug ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

scholarly journals Multiple Linear Regression-Structural Equation Modeling Based Development of the Integrated Model of Perceived Neighborhood Environment and Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nanjing, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 4933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Dezhi Li
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Neighborhood Environment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
Perceived Neighborhood Environment

Due to the poor functioning in daily living activities, community-dwelling older adults spend more time in their neighborhood environment. The perceived neighborhood environment is crucial to their quality of life (QoL). To explore the complex influences of perceived neighborhood environment on QoL, a questionnaire was designed to measure their perception of each factor of neighborhood environment and each domain of QoL. Based on collected data, the reliability test was applied to revise the questionnaire. Multiple linear regression (MLR) and structural equation modeling (SEM) were adopted to hypothesize and test the integrated model for community-dwelling older adults. The results show that community-dwelling older adults’ perceptions of neighbor support, facilities related to physical exercise and recreation, and accessibility to facilities impact their overall QoL with diverse coefficients of 0.437, 0.312, and 0.295, respectively; neighbor support (0.207) on physical health; sidewalk condition (0.134), natural environment (0.260), and facilities related to daily life (0.165) on psychological health; and neighbor support (0.298), facilities related to daily life (0.206), and design-related safety (0.225) on social relationship. This revealed that perceptions of neighborhood environment have diverse impacts on their QoL. This study can provide targeted retrofit strategies for communities to enhance QoL of community-dwelling older adults efficiently.

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