Faculty of Economics & Administration, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2011 Jul;23(4):470-84. doi: 10.1177/1010539510374751. Epub 2010 Aug 3.
This article investigates the influence of perceived health status on the daily activity participation of older Malaysians. Data from the Survey on Perceptions of Needs and Problems of the Elderly, which was conducted in 1999, were used. The negative binomial regression results show that older persons with good perceived health status reported more varieties of daily activity participation, especially among the uneducated and those with below-average self-esteem. The multinomial logistic regression model suggests that older persons with good perceived health status tended to engage daily in paid work only or with leisure activities, whereas those perceived to have poor health were more likely to engage in leisure activities only or leisure and family role activities. Promotion of a healthy lifestyle at a younger age encourages every person to monitor and take responsibility for their own health, which is a necessary strategy to ensure active participation at an older age, and thus improve their well-being.
本文研究了感知健康状况对马来西亚老年人日常活动参与的影响。本研究使用了 1999 年进行的《老年人需求和问题调查》的数据。负二项回归结果表明，感知健康状况良好的老年人报告了更多种类的日常活动参与，特别是在未受教育和自尊心较低的人群中。多项逻辑回归模型表明，感知健康状况良好的老年人更倾向于从事有偿工作或有闲暇活动，而感知健康状况不佳的老年人更倾向于仅从事闲暇活动或闲暇和家庭角色活动。在年轻时倡导健康的生活方式，鼓励每个人监测和对自己的健康负责，这是确保在老年时积极参与并提高幸福感的必要策略。
