Journal of Happiness Studies ( IF 3.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-07 , DOI: 10.1007/s10902-021-00433-x Sonia Khodabakhsh 1
This review paper aimed to explore factors that affect life satisfaction among older adults (60 years and above) in Asia by systematically reviewing 21 research articles published post-2000 from major databases including Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and PsycArticles with the related keywords to “life satisfaction in older adults”. Based on the reviewed studies following PRISMA guideline, 19 main factors are associated with older adults life satisfaction; activities of daily living, ageing, childlessness, cognitive ability, daily life decisions, depression, discordant living arrangement, education level, economic status, health status, housing satisfaction, insurance, marital status, perceived discrimination, preferred living arrangement quality, quality and duration of sleep, religiosity, social functioning and social support. This systematic review found social support to be the major factor for life satisfaction. Giving exposure to this matter would help to educate our society on the importance of social support for older adults to increase their life satisfaction.
中文翻译:
影响亚洲老年人生活满意度的因素:系统评价
这篇综述论文旨在通过系统地回顾 2000 年后发表的 21 篇来自主要数据库(包括 Web of Science、Scopus、PubMed 和 PsycArticles 以及相关关键词)的研究文章,探讨影响亚洲老年人(60 岁及以上)生活满意度的因素。到“老年人的生活满意度”。根据 PRISMA 指南审查的研究,有 19 个主要因素与老年人的生活满意度有关;日常生活活动、老龄化、无子女、认知能力、日常生活决定、抑郁、不和谐的生活安排、教育水平、经济状况、健康状况、住房满意度、保险、婚姻状况、感知歧视、偏好的生活安排质量、质量和持续时间睡眠、宗教信仰、社会功能和社会支持。该系统评价发现社会支持是生活满意度的主要因素。接触这个问题将有助于教育我们的社会了解社会支持对老年人的重要性,以提高他们的生活满意度。