NDLI: Predictors of Quality of Life in Old Age: A Multivariate Study in Chile

Please wait, while we are loading the content...

Predictors of Quality of Life in Old Age: A Multivariate Study in Chile

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Herrera Ponce, María Soledad Barros Lezaeta, Carmen Fernández Lorca, María Beatriz
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	There have been few studies that examine quality of life among older adults in the Latin American region. Using a recent representative national survey on quality of life among older adults in Chile, we examine the effects of eight potentially important factors (nutrition, physical activity, going outside the home, reading, quality of family relations, conflict, social support, self-efficacy) on three major dimensions of quality of life (functional capacity, material conditions, general satisfaction with life). The regression models confirm that the major predictive factor of satisfactory functional capacity is the practice of physical activities, while for satisfaction, the major predictive factors are self-efficacy, good quality of social relations, and the performance of significant activities such as reading and going outside the home. Educational level is a variable that cuts across all these predictors, in a context of great unequal social opportunities in Latin America. These results have implications for the development and implementation of social policies and programs to achieve an improvement in living conditions of the growing elderly population in the region, and reduce costs that societies face as a product of this new demographic scenario.
Starting Page	121
Ending Page	139
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18747884
Journal	Journal of Population Ageing
Volume Number	4
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	18747876
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-06-29
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Quality of life Well-being Life conditions Social support Family relations Ageing Aging Demography Medicine/Public Health Sociology Geriatrics/Gerontology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Geography, Planning and Development Demography

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Socially Productive Activities, Reciprocity and Well-Being in Early Old Age: Gender-Specific Results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

Intergenerational family relations and subjective well-being in old age: a cross-national study

How Does Subjective Well-Being Evolve with Age? A Literature Review

Subjective Well-being Across the Lifespan in Europe and Central Asia

The Old-Age Healthy Dependency Ratio in Europe

The Multidimensional Structure of Subjective Well-Being In Later Life

A European perspective on quality of life in old age

A Longitudinal Study of Well-Being of Older Europeans: Does Retirement Matter?

The Real Old-Age Dependency Ratio and the Inadequacy of Public Pension Finance in China

Predictors of Quality of Life in Old Age: A Multivariate Study in Chile

Similar Documents

Socially Productive Activities, Reciprocity and Well-Being in Early Old Age: Gender-Specific Results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

Intergenerational family relations and subjective well-being in old age: a cross-national study

How Does Subjective Well-Being Evolve with Age? A Literature Review

Subjective Well-being Across the Lifespan in Europe and Central Asia

The Old-Age Healthy Dependency Ratio in Europe

The Multidimensional Structure of Subjective Well-Being In Later Life

A European perspective on quality of life in old age

A Longitudinal Study of Well-Being of Older Europeans: Does Retirement Matter?

The Real Old-Age Dependency Ratio and the Inadequacy of Public Pension Finance in China

Predictors of Quality of Life in Old Age: A Multivariate Study in Chile