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Relationships among the perceived health status, family support and life satisfaction of older K orean adults
Author(s) -
Kim SookYoung,
Sok Sohyune R
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2012.02050.x
Subject(s) - life satisfaction , family support , gerontology , psychology , social support , medicine , cross sectional study , social psychology , pathology , physical therapy
The objective of this study was to examine the perceived health status, family support and life satisfaction of older K orean adults and the relationships among them. This study was designed to be a descriptive correlation study using questionnaire. Subjects were 246 older people who were over 65 years of age in S eoul and D aegu metropolitan city, K orea. Measures were the C ornell M edical I ndex‐ S imple K orean F orm to measure the perceived health status, the F amily S upport I nstrument to measure the family support and the S tandard L ife S atisfaction I nstrument for K orean people to measure the life satisfaction. Perceived health state was worse as average 3.3, family support was good as average 3.4 and life satisfaction was low as average 3.1. There were statistically significant positive correlations among perceived health state, family support and life satisfaction and between family support and life satisfaction. The predictors of life satisfaction in elderly were family support, age, monthly allowance and perceived health state. These factors explained 37.5% of the total variance. The major influencing factor was family support. This cross‐sectional study provides preliminary evidence that to develop nursing strategy to increase family support of older K orean adults is needed.