A canonical correlation analysis on the relationship between functional fitness and health-related quality of life in older adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 44-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pak-Kwong Chung ◽  
Yanan Zhao ◽  
Jing-Dong Liu ◽  
Binh Quach
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Canonical Correlation ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fitness And Health ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Religiousness and health-related quality of life of older adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Andrade Abdala ◽  
Miako Kimura ◽  
Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte ◽  
Maria Lúcia Lebrão ◽  
Bernardo dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Intrinsic Religiousness ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVE To examine whether religiousness mediates the relationship between sociodemographic factors, multimorbidity and health-related quality of life of older adults. METHODS This population-based cross-sectional study is part of the Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging (SABE). The sample was composed by 911 older adults from Sao Paulo, SP, Southeastern Brazil. Structural equation modeling was performed to assess the mediator effect of religiousness on the relationship between selected variables and health-related quality of life of older adults, with models for men and women. The independent variables were: age, education, family functioning and multimorbidity. The outcome variable was health-related quality of life of older adults, measured by SF-12 (physical and mental components). The mediator variables were organizational, non-organizational and intrinsic religiousness. Cronbach’s alpha values were: physical component = 0.85; mental component = 0.80; intrinsic religiousness = 0.89 and family APGAR (Adaptability, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve) = 0.91. RESULTS Higher levels of organizational and intrinsic religiousness were associated with better physical and mental components. Higher education, better family functioning and fewer diseases contributed directly to improved performance in physical and mental components, regardless of religiousness. For women, organizational religiousness mediated the relationship between age and physical (β = 2.401, p < 0.01) and mental (β = 1.663, p < 0.01) components. For men, intrinsic religiousness mediated the relationship between education and mental component (β = 7.158, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Organizational and intrinsic religiousness had a beneficial effect on the relationship between age, education and health-related quality of life of these older adults.

scholarly journals Exploring the relationship between functional limitations of the older adults and the health-related quality of life of their spouse in Shaanxi Province, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanyue Dong ◽  
Anthony B. Zwi ◽  
Chi Shen ◽  
Yue Wu ◽  
Jianmin Gao
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Functional Limitation ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Lower Hrqol ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background With trends towards longer life expectancy, lifetime with disability has also been prolonged. It is increasingly recognized that not only the person with disability but also those around them are affected. The relationship between functional limitation (FL) of the older adults and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of their spouse is of interest. So too is the determination of the factors aside from FL that influence HRQoL. Methods The sample was derived from the 2013 National Health Service Survey conducted in Shaanxi Province in China. Married couples aged ≥ 60 years were selected (n = 3463). The European quality of life five dimensions (EQ-5D) and visual analogue scale were used to measure HRQoL. Results Both wife and husband reported lower HRQoL if either the male or female partner had some or serious FLs (P < 0.001). Other factors associated with lower HRQoL of the spouse included age, lower educational level, presence of chronic disease, and lower household economic status. Family size was associated with wife's HRQoL only when the male had no FL and lived with another 1–2 persons, or when the male had some FLs and lived in a larger family (n ≥ 5). Residential status did not relate to the HRQoL of spouses regardless of FL status. Conclusions Older adults in Shaanxi province who have partners with FLs tend to report poorer EQ-5D, suggesting that couples amongst whom one has FL may be particularly vulnerable to lower HRQoL.

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