title: Factor structure of satisfaction in daily life of elderly residents in Kitakyushu.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate what items elderly persons living at home consider important for satisfaction in daily life and what factor structure is obtained by a principal components analysis. Two percent of the residents 60 years old or over of Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu, were randomly sampled as subjects. A questionnaire asking residents to select items considered important in daily life was sent by mail, and 722 responses (72.5%) were eligible for analysis. "Health", "social security and pension" and "self-care" were considered important in daily life with the highest selection rates. A five-factor solution for 25 items with a selection rate greater than 4.5% was obtained by an oblique rotated principal components analysis: "health and disability", "social environment and activity", "socio-economic condition", "emotional stability in marital and family life" and "social intercourse and companionship". These factors appeared to be the fundamental framework of the subjective domain of health-related quality of life of elderly persons living at home.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hachisuka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsutsui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwata
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005190:Family; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D019369:Life; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D011897:Random Allocation; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires