The Relationship between Temporal Discounting and Well-Being in the Elderly
Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
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: 33-37, 2016.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-42159
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aims to examine association of temporal discounting with well-being of Korean community-dwelling elderly.METHODS:
The subjects of this research were 4,373 community-dwelling older persons without dementia. Each subject was administered the questionnaires regarding the socio-demographic characteristics, temporal discounting which was measured using standard questions in which participants were asked to choose between an immediate, smaller payment and a delayed, larger one. Outcome variable is Korean version of the World Health Organization Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Statistical analyses including the Pearson's correlation test and logistic regression were performed in this study.RESULTS:
At baseline, temporal discounting was negatively associated with WHO-5 in the Pearson's correlation test (r=-0.04, p=0.006). In a adjusted model for confounding variables, temporal discounting was negatively associated with WHO-5 [odd ratio (95% confidence interval)=0.57 (0.35–0.92), p=0.021].CONCLUSION:
Elderly individual with a higher temporal discounting (which indicates impulsivity) may have a lower quality of life.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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World Health Organization
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Logistic Models
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Dementia
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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