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  • Associations between perception of wellness and health-related quality of life, comorbidities, modifiable lifestyle factors and demographics in older Australians

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    Foottit, Jenneke
    Anderson, Debra
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Anderson, Debra J.
    Year published
    2012
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    Aim:  The associations between perceived wellness and health-related quality of life, comorbidities and modifiable lifestyle factors in older adults were explored. Methods:  Self-administered questionnaires including the Perceived Wellness Survey and the 36-Item Short Form of the Medical Outcomes Study version two were distributed to 328 community-living adults aged 65 years and over. Results:  Results showed positive associations between perception of wellness and health-related quality of life. General health (r(249) = 0.66, P < 0.01), vitality (r(249) = 0.59, P < 0.01) and mental health (r(249) = 0.52, P < 0.01) had the ...
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    Aim:  The associations between perceived wellness and health-related quality of life, comorbidities and modifiable lifestyle factors in older adults were explored. Methods:  Self-administered questionnaires including the Perceived Wellness Survey and the 36-Item Short Form of the Medical Outcomes Study version two were distributed to 328 community-living adults aged 65 years and over. Results:  Results showed positive associations between perception of wellness and health-related quality of life. General health (r(249) = 0.66, P < 0.01), vitality (r(249) = 0.59, P < 0.01) and mental health (r(249) = 0.52, P < 0.01) had the strongest association with perceived wellness; and social functioning (r(249) = 0.3, P < 0.01) and pain (r(249) = 0.36, P < 0.01) the lowest. Perceived wellness was influenced by hearing, mobility, memory, chronic disease, exercise, gambling and single status. Conclusion:  The study identified that perceived wellness in older adults is a multidimensional construct.
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    Journal Title
    Australasian Journal on Ageing
    Volume
    31
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00526.x
    Subject
    Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Medical and Health Sciences
    Studies in Human Society
    Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/172333
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