Predictors of Satisfaction With Life and Health Status of Older People in Brunei: A Gender Comparative Study.

Autor:	Abdul Rahman H; Centre for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei.; Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei.; School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States., Tengah A; Centre for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei.; Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei.; School of Health Sciences, Politeknik Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei., Mohd Yusof Y; Centre for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei., Slesman L; Centre for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei., Hoon CY; Centre for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei., Abdul-Mumin KH; Centre for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei.; Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei.; School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	International journal of public health [Int J Public Health] 2022 Aug 25; Vol. 67, pp. 1605042. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 25 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.3389/ijph.2022.1605042
Abstrakt:	Objective: To investigate predictors of life satisfaction and healthy aging with focus on gender differences among older people in Brunei Darussalam. Methods: A cross-sectional study on older people recruited by proportionate sampling. Multiple linear regression stratified by gender was applied. Results: 45.6% of life satisfaction of older women were strongly associated with self-perceived health, social relationship, and education level. For older men, 26.3% of the variance of life satisfaction was predicted by physical functioning or disability, and social relationship. For older women, 38.9% of the variance of health status can be explained with satisfaction with life, and difficulty to do daily tasks. For older men, 33.1% of the variance of health status can be accounted by income, number of children, presence of chronic illness, and diabetes. Conclusion: This paper discusses the unique gender differences of older people from a global perspective. Policymakers and stakeholders need to account for local and contextual differences before adopting international guideline. Particularly, on the maintenance or further promotion social interactions, active engaging elderly in health maintenance, and physical and mental functioning of the older population. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2022 Abdul Rahman, Tengah, Mohd Yusof, Slesman, Hoon and Abdul-Mumin.)
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