The Relationship between Physical-Mental Comorbidity and Subjective Well-Being among Older Adults.
Clin Gerontol
; 43(4): 455-464, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The present study examined the relationship between types and severity of physical-mental comorbidity and subjective well-being (SWB) among older adults.METHODS:
The sample was drawn from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) collected in 2011. A total of 6,945 older adults aged 65 to 105 were categorized into four groups using 16 common physical health conditions and two mental health problems no chronic health condition (n = 562, referent), physical health condition (n = 4,946), mental health problem (n = 56), and physical-mental comorbidity (n = 1,380). Outcome variable was self-reported SWB measured with 11 items. Analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs) were used to assess the relationship between types and severity of physical-mental comorbidity and SWB.RESULTS:
After adjusting for covariates, older adults with a mental health problem or physical-mental comorbidity reported lower SWB compared to the no chronic health condition group. Physical-mental comorbidity was associated with lower SWB compared to the physical health condition group. Higher severity level of physical-mental comorbidity was associated with decreased SWB.DISCUSSION:
Findings suggest that mental health problem and physical-mental comorbidity negatively associated with SWB among older adults. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Integrative interventions should be developed to target mental health issues and comorbid physical-mental health conditions in the older populations.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saúde Mental
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Envelhecimento Saudável
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Gerontol
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos