title: The influence of health-promoting lifestyles on the quality of life of retired workers in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to clarify the actual state of retired workers' lifestyles and quality of life (QOL) in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China and to assess the relationship between these according to differences between gender groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Chinese version of the Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II), the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), and demographic variables were used to measure 343 (aged 50-79 years) retired workers' lifestyles and QOL. The results were analyzed using the t test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the six lifestyle subscales of HPLP-II, the highest mean score was for Interpersonal Relations (IR) and the lowest was for Health Responsibility (HR), which has not been reported previously. The youngest group (50-60 years) had higher scores for lifestyles and QOL than the other age groups. When the results were analyzed based on financial situation, the lowest income group (below ¥2000) had the poorest scores. Analysis according to gender group revealed different tendencies for the scores of lifestyle and QOL, as well as in the multiple regression analysis between variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggest that an effective approach to maintain a desirable lifestyle and QOL for retired workers at the regional level would be to introduce daily activities to improve HR and to maintain and enhance social support for the low-income populations. Further research is needed to understand the complex causal pathways between regional health and welfare factors, health behavior, and QOL.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Meishan Road 81, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, melody0724978@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Shi-chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Fang-biao
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Chang-nian
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012179:Retirement; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires