title: Investigating Physical, Psychological and Social Well-being of Older Persons in Jordan.
abstract: Older persons are overwhelmed with psychological stressors due to requirements related to the management of their health problems. The purpose of this study was to investigate physical, psychological and social wellbeing of older persons.
  
  
  
  Cross-sectional explorative design used convenience sample of 1058 older persons in Jordan. Data was collected in regard to physical, psychological and social wellbeing using selfreported format.
  
  
  
  The three most bothered physical symptoms are; pain in arms, legs, or joints; feeling tired or having low energy; and back pain with percentages of 71.5% (n=756), 69.6% (n=737), and 62.2% (n=754), respectively. Older persons had slight to mild level of depression (M = 17.9, SD = 7.7), moderate to high level of life satisfaction (M=24.1, SD=5.6), moderate level perception of social support, and mild to moderate level psychological distress (M = 39.1 (SD = 11.3). Depression among participants has significant and positive association with sleep disturbance (r = .21, p < .001), psychological distress level (r =.50, p <.001). There was a significant difference between males and females in depression (t = -4.40, p <.001), psychological distress (t = -3.38, p <.001), life satisfaction (t = 2.09, p = .04) and sleep disturbances (t = -2.16, p = .03).
  
  
  
  Older persons are in need for periodic assessment for their psychosocial wellbeing in their routine checkups and visits to outpatients units. Research is needed to investigate impact of psychological and social wellbeing on other biological and health care related issues such as access and utilization of care and quality of life among older persons.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ayman M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hamdan Mansour
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Jumana H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shehadeh
authors.affiliation: Pittsburgh University - School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Puskar
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Mamdouh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Hneiti
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Eman M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Haourani
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Older person; depression; life satisfaction; sleep disturbances; social support; stress