Association of vision and hearing impairments with quality of life among older adults: Mediation by psychosocial factors

Evidence concerning the impact of fear of memory decline on health-related outcomes is limited. To determine the relationship between fear-avoidance of memory decline, quality of life and subjective memory in older adults using a novel scale to measure fear of memory decline. Sixty-seven older adults (59-81 years) completed a 23-item self-report questionnaire designed to capture experiential, cognitive and behavioral components of fear of memory decline, known as the fear and avoidance of memory decline (FAM) scale. Memory performance was assessed using the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-IV) and the Memory Failures Scale (MFS). General anxiety was assessed using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS) and the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI). Quality of life was assessed using the Older Person’s Quality of Life scale (OPQOL-35). The FAM scale demonstrated good reliability and validity. Three latent factors were observed including: (1) fear-avoidance, (2) problematic beliefs and (3) resilience. After adjusting for age, education, memory performance and general anxiety, higher fear-avoidance predicted lower quality of life (p=.021) and increased memory failures (p=.022). Increased fear of memory decline predicts lower quality of life and subjective memory failures in healthy older adults. Based on these findings, we propose a preliminary fear-avoidance model that explains the development and maintenance of dementia-related functional disability in terms of psychological processes.

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Moderating effects of relationships with adult-children and friends & neighbors on the lationship between cognitive function and the quality of life among older adults

Journal of Family Relations ◽

10.21321/jfr.24.1.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 3-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jung-Hyun Kim

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Older Adults ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Adult Children ◽

Moderating Effects

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Relationship between Abuse Experience and Quality of Life of Community Dwelling Older Adults

Egyptian Journal of Health Care ◽

10.21608/ejhc.2017.17968 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 208-223

Author(s):

Rasha Ahmed Fouad ◽

Abeer Abd El – Rahman Mohamed

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Older Adults ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults

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Association between eHealth Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life among Chinese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.19366 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Shaojie Li ◽

Yongtian Yin ◽

Lijun Chen ◽

Guanghui Cui ◽

Jiaqin Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Older Adults ◽

Mental Component Summary ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chinese Older Adults ◽

Ehealth Literacy ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

BACKGROUND Older adults’ health literacy levels are crucial to improving health outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, the impact of eHealth literacy on HRQoL in older adults is unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the association between eHealth literacy and HRQoL of older adults and provide reference for the development of network intervention measures related to the health quality of life of the older adults. METHODS An anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1,201 adults aged 60 or older from Jinan, China. The eHealth Literacy Scale and Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) were used to measure eHealth literacy and HRQoL. We used linear regression to test the adjusted association between eHealth literacy and HRQoL. RESULTS Most participants (88.9%) had inadequate eHealth literacy. Lower eHealth literacy was related to older age ( F=12.618, P<.001), female gender( t=3.303, P<.01), living in rural areas( F=11.356, P<.001), having less education( F=59.084, P<.001), being unmarried, divorced or widowed( t=4.416, P<.001), having a lower family income( F=38.017, P<.001), living with others(χ2=4.319, P<.05), and not having health insurance( F=12.713, P<.001). There were significant differences across physical functioning( t=-4.862, P<.001), role- physical( t=-2.485, P<.05), bodily pain( t=-3.470, P<.01), general health( t=-4.449, P<.001), vitality( t=-3.498, P<.001), role-emotional( t=-2.654, P<.01), mental health( t=-4.150, P<.001), physical component summary( t=-6.350, P<.001) and mental component summary( t=-4.483, P<.001) between adequate eHealth literacy and inadequate eHealth literacy. After controlling for age, gender, and other covariates, adequate eHealth literacy was positively related to physical component summary ( beta=7.6, P<.001) and mental component summary(beta=4.6, P=.001). CONCLUSIONS This study showed that Chinese older adults with higher eHealth literacy were more likely to contribute to higher HRQoL. Thus, Older adults’ eHealth literacy levels need to be taken into account when formulating health education and promotion programs for older adults, especially when the expected outcome is to improve HRQoL.

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