Sparks Martha, Zehr David, Painter Brenda
School of Nursing and Health Professionals, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville 47712, USA.
J Gerontol Nurs. 2004 Aug;30(8):47-53. doi: 10.3928/0098-9134-20040801-09.
The purpose of this study was to investigate variables that predict life satisfaction in elderly individuals. A convenience sample of 70 older community-dwelling adults participated in the study. Instruments used included the Life Satisfaction Index A Scale, three subscales from the Self-Evaluation of Life Function Scale, the Perceived Control Scale, Hollingshead's Two Factor Index of Social Position, and the Self-Rated Health Subscale of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Multilevel Assessment Instrument. When the influence of health and social position was held constant, social interaction was the only additional significant predictor of life satisfaction. When health and social position were not held constant, social interaction, perceived control, and social position were significant predictors of life satisfaction. The findings indicate that nursing practice, education, and research should focus on assessment and interventions relative to promoting and maintaining health, perceived control, and social interaction among elderly individuals living in the community.
本研究的目的是调查预测老年人生活满意度的变量。一项便利抽样研究中，70名居住在社区的老年人参与其中。所使用的工具包括生活满意度指数A量表、生活功能自评量表的三个子量表、感知控制量表、霍林斯黑德社会地位双因素指数以及费城老年中心多级评估工具中的自评健康子量表。当健康和社会地位的影响保持恒定时，社交互动是生活满意度唯一额外的显著预测因素。当健康和社会地位不保持恒定时，社交互动、感知控制和社会地位是生活满意度的显著预测因素。研究结果表明，护理实践、教育和研究应关注与促进和维持社区老年人的健康、感知控制和社交互动相关的评估和干预措施。
