Subjective well-being and its influencing factors in the advanced elderly from community / 中华老年医学杂志

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.