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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.7.4723

Effect of Perceived Health Status, Self-Esteem and Quality of Life on Life Satisfaction of Elders Living at Home  

Chang, Koung Oh (Department of Nursing, Youngsan University)
Kim, Min Ja (Geoje City Public Health Center)
Kim, Ick-Jee (Department of Nursing, Youngsan University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.7, 2015 , pp. 4723-4733 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was to examine the effect of perceived health status, self-esteem and quality of life on life satisfaction of community dwelling elders school participants. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with a survey of 269 older people in person 3 senior center welfare at G City. The data were analyzed with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple regression using SPSS WIN 21.0 program. The mean score of the was life satisfaction $27.05{\pm}6.63$. Life satisfaction was had a positive correlation with self-esteem (r=.676 p<.001) and a negative correlation with perceived health status(r=-.6.02, p<.001) and quality of life(r=-.536, p<.001). The result of the regression indicated that perceived health status, self-esteem, quality of life explained 59.3% of variance in life satisfaction. The result suggest that it is necessary to develop strategies to promote life satisfaction for community dwelling elders to improve life satisfaction.
Keywords
Elderly; Health Status; Life Satisfaction; Quality of Life; Self-Esteem;
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