Título
Health-related quality of life among jewish older persons in Mexico and its determinants
Autor
MARIANA LOPEZ ORTEGA
MINA KONIGSBERG FAINSTEIN
Nivel de Acceso
Acceso Abierto
Materias
CIENCIAS SOCIALES - (CTI) Demografía - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Comunidad judía - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Personas mayores - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Envejecimiento - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Calidad de vida - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) México - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Demography - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Jewish community - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Elderly - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Aging - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Quality of life - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)]) Mexico - ([Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)])
Resumen o descripción
"Purpose
Aging research in Mexico has significantly increased in the past decades, however, little is known on health related quality of life (HRQoL) of older adults. The aim of this study was to expand this field by examining HRQL in a representative sample of Jewish older adults in Mexico, and to investigate its association with different factors.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional survey of a random sample of community dwelling Jewish men and women aged 60 years and older. HRQoL was measured using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Bivariate analysis was performed to estimate the association of scores of HRQoL and different characteristics of the study sample and multiple linear regression models were estimated using ordinary least squares (OLS), to explore determinant factors associated to HRQoL in this sample, for the eight domains of the SF-36 sub-scales separately.
Results
Two hundred ninety-five older persons were interviewed. Mean age was 72.7 years (SD 7.9), men made up 57% of the sample, 67% were married and 52% reported living with another person, mostly the spouse. Higher HRQoL was associated with higher educational attainment, being married, and having higher social support, while lower HRQoL was associated with being widowed, in worse financial situation, having chronic diseases and being in the oldest age groups.
Conclusions
Findings show that gender, socioeconomic level, educational attainment, marital status as well as social support & community participation are relevant factors influencing HRQoL in our study sample. With respect to the SF-36 subscales, HRQoL of Jewish older adults in Mexico present higher scores than that of adults and older adults previously found in other studies in Mexico. Further studies comparing other characteristics among them could help bring further understanding of these differentiated ageing processes."
Editor
BMC
Fecha de publicación
2020
Tipo de publicación
Artículo
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Fuente
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1477-7525) Vol. 18 (2020)
Idioma
Inglés
Relación
https://hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12955-020-01401-4
Repositorio Orígen
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GERIATRIA
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