Mediterranean diet adherence, social capital and health related quality of life in the older adults of Crete, Greece: The MINOA study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-161
Author(s):  
Ioanna Apostolaki ◽  
Aleks Pepa ◽  
Emmanuella Magriplis ◽  
Olga Malisova ◽  
Maria Kapsokefalou
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Diet Adherence ◽  
Mediterranean Diet Adherence ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Correction: Mediterranean Diet and Health-Related Quality of Life in Two Cohorts of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e0155171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raúl F Pérez-Tasigchana ◽  
Luz M. León-Muñoz ◽  
Esther López-García ◽  
José R. Banegas ◽  
Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

scholarly journals Mediterranean Diet and Health-Related Quality of Life in Two Cohorts of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e0151596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raúl F Pérez-Tasigchana ◽  
Luz M. León-Muñoz ◽  
Esther López-García ◽  
José R. Banegas ◽  
Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

scholarly journals Relationship Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Health-Related Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zaragoza-Martí ◽  
R. Ferrer-Cascales ◽  
J. A. Hurtado-Sánchez ◽  
A. Laguna-Pérez ◽  
M. J. Cabañero-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Social Capital and Self-Perceived Quality of Life-Interrelated Predictors of Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Older Adults

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 3100
Author(s):  
Ioanna Apostolaki ◽  
Aleks Pepa ◽  
Antonis Vlassopoulos ◽  
Maria Kapsokefalou
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Diet Adherence ◽  
Mediterranean Diet Adherence

Living a healthy life in a supporting environment are key elements towards higher diet quality in older age. The Mediterranean Diet in Older Adults (MINOA) study collected cross-sectional data from adults ≥65 years old (n = 436) from April 2014 to November 2015 in rural Crete, aiming to understand the interrelations between Mediterranean Diet adherence, Social Capital and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL). Multivariate linear regression, carried out using SPSS 20.0, revealed that both Social Capital and HRQL has a positive impact on Mediterranean Diet adherence after adjustment for confounders and independently of each other. Total Social Capital as well as its Value of Life/Social Agency component (β = 0.04 and β = 0.1, p < 0.05, respectively) had a positive relationship with Mediterranean Diet adherence. As far as HRQL is concerned, only the Physical Health components were found to have a positive association with Mediterranean Diet adherence (β = 0.09, p < 0.001). At the same time Total Social Capital was also seen to have a positive relationship with perceived Physical and Mental Health (β = 0.21 and β = 0.28, p < 0.001, respectively). In a population of older adults Social Capital, HRQL and Mediterranean Diet adherence seem to share intricate interrelations that impact both diet quality and quality of life overall.

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

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaojie Li ◽  
Yongtian Yin ◽  
Lijun Chen ◽  
Guanghui Cui ◽  
Jiaqin Li ◽  
...  
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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