[Factors related to satisfaction level in daily life for older people].
The purpose of this study was to examine relations between satisfaction levels and life-style in daily life for older people. A questionnaire, based on 7 factors of life satisfaction level and 13 factors of life-style chosen after considering theoretical validity, was administered to 1,320 healthy people aged 60 or more in the community (665 males and 655 females). Remarkable gender and grade differences were confirmed in the "physical health" satisfaction level. Satisfaction level for "personal relations" related to the number of friends for both sexes and to volunteer activities for males. The influence of the life-style factor on satisfaction level was highest in physical health. The influence of the number of friends was high for each satisfaction level. It was inferred that there are many aspects of life-style backgrounds contributing to the satisfaction level of older people in the community, and individual satisfaction with daily life is affected by different life-style factors.
Demura
S
S
Faculty of Education, Kanazawa University.
Noda
M
M
Minami
M
M
Nagasawa
Y
Y
Tada
N
N
Matsuzawa
J
J
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*