title: Impact of work on the quality of life of community-residing young elderly.
abstract: Using a random sample of 310 Massachusetts community-residing elderly between the ages of 65 and 74, this study investigates the relationship between employment status and quality of life using a modified version of the Spitzer Uniscale QL index. The odds of reporting the highest quality of life rating, after controlling for socioeconomic and health characteristics, was 3.51:1 for those who worked versus those who did not do so.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ruchlin
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life