title: Vital satisfaction as a health indicator in elderly women.
abstract: The long life expentancy of the elderly motivates interest in their quality of life. Our study analyzes vital satisfaction as a global indicator of the three dimensions (physical, mental, and social) of the quality of life in relation to health. The subjects were 310 women, with an average age of 71.22 years old (SD 6.72), with minimum education, and active aging. The reliability was examined with the COOP-WONCA Charts and the Nottingham Health Profile. The results show that vital satisfaction significantly correlates with the three dimensions of health, in particular with the mental domain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Philosphy, University of León, León, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Requena
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ortiz
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008019:Life Style; D008603:Mental Health; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012944:Social Support; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*