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Psychological and socioeconomic health of community‐dwelling older adults
Authors:Kuei‐Min Chen  Mei‐Hui Lin  Yueh‐Chin Wang  Chun‐Huw Li  Hsin‐Ting Huang
Affiliation:1. College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, , Kaohsiung, Taiwan;2. Department of Nursing, Fooyin University, , Kaohsiung, Taiwan;3. Department of Nursing, Yuhing Junior College of Health Care and Management, , Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract:Different dimensions of health are intertwined. The purposes of this study were: (1) to investigate the psychological and socioeconomic health status of community‐dwelling older adults in Taiwan, and (2) to compare the psychological and socioeconomic health differences among people of different age groups, gender, marital status, and exercise habits. Using stratified random sampling, 384 Taiwanese community‐dwelling older adults were recruited for this survey research. Based on the Health Model of Older Adults, seven constructs were measured: (1) psychological health: sleep quality, emotional health, cognitive functioning, and health promotion behaviors; (2) socioeconomic health: social engagement, social support, and financial status. Results showed that most participants were in a good state of psychological and socioeconomic health, except that 38.02% of them suffered from sleep disruptions, and the majority of them were not involved in any social group, nor engaged in any volunteer work. Young‐old older adults had better psychological and socioeconomic health than middle‐old and old‐old older adults. Male older adults had better psychological health than female older adults; however, they had less social engagement and social support than female older adults. Married older adults and exercisers performed better in most of the psychological and socioeconomic health indicators than single/widowed older adults and non‐exercisers.
Keywords:Aged  Community  Sleep quality  Social engagement
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