Common chronic health problems and life satisfaction among Macao elderly people  

作　　者：Sydney X.X.Hu Wai In Lei Ka Kei Chao Brian J.Hall Siu Fung Chung 

机构地区：[1]Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macao,Macao(SAR),People's Republic of China [2]Department of Psychology,University of Macao,Macao(SAR),People's Republic of China [3]Department of Health,Behavior&Society,Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,USA

出　　处：《International Journal of Nursing Sciences》2016年第4期367-370,共4页国际护理科学（英文）

摘　　要：Aim:Most elderly people live with one or more health problems and their quality of life is affected.This study aimed to compare life satisfaction of elderly people living with common chronic medical illness compared with those without these health conditions in order to identify conditions that most affect life satisfaction of elderly people living in the community.Method:The data was collected by a questionnaire survey of 529 elderly living in community dwellings of Macao using a single measure of life satisfaction and self-reported common chronic medical illness diagnosed by a physician.A purposeful stratified random sampling method was used.Independent sample t-tests were conducted to compare participants who had a health condition to those without a health condition.Results:Respondents who indicated the lowest life satisfaction were those with fracture after the age of 60,eye illness,chronic bronchitis/emphysema,and metabolic arthritis/arthritis.For men,prostate problems was also significantly related to low life satisfaction.Conclusion:Lowest life satisfaction was reported among Macao elderly people living with mobility related chronic medical illness.Policies and practices should pay more attention to mobility related health problems or issues of elderly people,such as eye health and neuromuscular weaknesses.

关 键 词：Life satisfaction ELDERLY Common chronic medical illness 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]