title: Using changes in life satisfaction and health to predict the survival status among older men and women in Taiwan.
abstract: This study used a subjective measure of quality of life, life satisfaction, to predict survival. Time-varying measures were introduced and comparisons were made across gender to test whether the patterns of associations would differ across gender. Results showed that, among female elders, life satisfaction was a significant predictor of survival over a 12-year period, after objective health was controlled for. Findings seem to support that subjective perceptions of well-being are not simply reflections of objective life conditions. As an indicator of subjective well-being, life satisfaction was as important as objective health in predicting survival among older women.
authors.affiliation: Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsin-Wang
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ho-Jui
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Tung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D013534:Survival; D013624:Taiwan