Multimorbidity and Social Participation Is Moderated by Purpose in Life and Life Satisfaction.
J Appl Gerontol
; 41(2): 560-570, 2022 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We examined the association between multimorbidity and social participation and whether purpose in life and life satisfaction moderate this relationship.METHODS:
Participants were 12,825 Health and Retirement Study adults. We used multiple linear regression to examine the association between a cumulative-updated multimorbidity-weighted index (MWI) and social participation.RESULTS:
Among adults with average purpose in life or life satisfaction, MWI was associated with lower social participation. For those with above average purpose in life, each 1-point increase in MWI was associated with a 0.11-point (95% confidence interval [CI] [0.07, 0.14]) better social participation score. Participants with above average life satisfaction experienced a 0.04-point (95% CI [0.02, 0.07]) better social participation score with each 1-point increase in MWI.DISCUSSION:
Multimorbidity was associated with worse social participation, but this was reversed by above average purpose in life and life satisfaction. Interventions that improve well-being should be assessed to enhance social participation among older adults with any degree of multimorbidity.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Participation
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Multimorbidity
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Appl Gerontol
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States