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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research

Factors associated with the life satisfaction amongst the rural elderly in Odisha, India

Authors: Pallavi Banjare, Rinshu Dwivedi, Jalandhar Pradhan

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

Life Satisfaction (LS) is an indicator of subjective well-being (SWB) among the elderly, and is directly associated with health and mortality. Present study deals with the factors associated with the LS among the rural elderly in Odisha, India.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey using multi-stage random sampling procedure was conducted among elderly (60+ years) in Bargarh district of Odisha. The survey was conducted among 310 respondents. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to assess the adjusted effect of various socio-economic, demographic, health conditions (physical and mental), social support and effects of multi-morbidity on LS.

Results

Cognitive health was the most influential factor in determining LS among both men (β = 0.327) and women (β = 0.329). Individual’s social support also plays an influential role in LS among rural elderly. Elderly who are living alone and have any sort of disability and had low score of activities of daily living (ADL) have also reported significantly lower perceived LS for both the genders.

Conclusion

It is necessary to analyze and identify the major factors which can improve upon the level of LS among the elderly population. Better understanding of these factors can help in removing the superfluous anxiety of old age in the mindset of people which is pervading in the society.
Footnotes
1
Health inequity refers to the unfair distribution of health determinants, outcomes and resources within and between segments of the population, regardless of social standing (CDC, 2010).
 
2
Territorial or administrative units from the hierarchy of census, India.
 
3
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, where population ranges between few hundred to a few thousand.
 
4
The caste system in India is a closed system of social stratification with its origin in pre-modern era that uses to determine the access to wealth power and privilege in India.
 
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Metadata
Title
Factors associated with the life satisfaction amongst the rural elderly in Odisha, India
Authors
Pallavi Banjare
Rinshu Dwivedi
Jalandhar Pradhan
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-015-0398-y

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