Prevalence of Loneliness and Its Association With General and Health-Related Measures of Subjective Well-Being in a Longitudinal Bicultural Cohort of Older Adults in Advanced Age Living in New Zealand: LiLACS NZ.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
; 77(10): 1904-1915, 2022 10 06.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
There is evidence that loneliness is detrimental to the subjective well-being of older adults. However, little is known on this topic for the cohort of those in advanced age (80 years or older), which today is the fastest-growing age group in the New Zealand population. We examined the relationships between loneliness and selected subjective well-being outcomes over 5 years.METHODS:
We used a regional, bicultural sample of those in advanced age from 2010 to 2015 (Life and Living in Advanced Age a Cohort Study in New Zealand). The first wave enrolled 937 people (92% of whom were living in the community) 421 Maori (Indigenous New Zealanders aged 80-90 years) and 516 non-Maori aged 85 years. We applied standard regression techniques to baseline data and mixed-effects models to longitudinal data, while adjusting for sociodemographic factors.RESULTS:
For both Maori and non-Maori, strong negative associations between loneliness and subjective well-being were found at baseline. In longitudinal analyses, we found that loneliness was negatively associated with life satisfaction as well as with mental health-related quality of life.DISCUSSION:
Our findings of adverse impacts on subjective well-being corroborate other evidence, highlighting loneliness as a prime candidate for intervention-appropriate to cultural context-to improve well-being for adults in advanced age.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Soledad
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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GERIATRIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nueva Zelanda