title: Modeling psychological well-being and family relationships among retired older people in Taiwan.
abstract: Well-being is an important indicator of an individual's quality of life, especially for retired people. In the present study, we investigated the psychological well-being (PWB) of retired Taipei (Taiwan) older people and its associations with sex, family relationships, and health status. A structured questionnaire was used to measure demographics, family relationships, and perceived health status, as well as Ryff's PWB Scales. Data were analyzed from 268 retired olderpeople recruited from social service centres and public parks from September to November 2010. The Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes model demonstrated a very good fit of Ryff's PWB Scales and their relations to sex, family relationships, and perceived health status. The link with PWB was stronger for family relationships than for perceived health. The Mandarin translation of Ryff's PWB Scales was found to be suitable and easy to administer to Taiwanese olderpeople. The findings suggest that nurses should note that improving family relations will facilitate the PWB of retired olderpeople, which results in better outcomes of care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hui-Hsun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Li-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Jie-Siang
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yi-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Tony Szu-Hsien
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D014175:Translating; D016896:Treatment Outcome