Hamdan Mansour Ayman M, Shehadeh Jumana H, Puskar Kathryn, El-Hneiti Mamdouh, Haourani Eman M
School of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Pittsburgh University - School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Curr Aging Sci. 2017;10(3):217-223. doi: 10.2174/1874609810666170113093307.
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.
老年人因健康问题管理的相关要求而承受着巨大的心理压力。本研究旨在调查老年人的身体、心理和社会幸福感。
采用横断面探索性设计，对约旦1058名老年人进行便利抽样。使用自我报告格式收集有关身体、心理和社会幸福感的数据。
最困扰的三种身体症状是：手臂、腿部或关节疼痛；感到疲倦或精力不足；以及背痛，其发生率分别为71.5%（n = 756）、69.6%（n = 737）和62.2%（n = 754）。老年人的抑郁程度为轻度至中度（M = 17.9，SD = 7.7），生活满意度为中度至高度（M = 24.1，SD = 5.6），社会支持感知为中度，心理困扰为轻度至中度（M = 39.1，SD = 11.3）。参与者的抑郁与睡眠障碍（r = 0.21，p < 0.001）、心理困扰水平（r = 0.50，p < 0.001）呈显著正相关。男性和女性在抑郁（t = -4.40，p < 0.001）、心理困扰（t = -3.38，p < 0.001）、生活满意度（t = 2.09，p = 0.04）和睡眠障碍（t = -2.16，p = 0.03）方面存在显著差异。
老年人在常规体检和门诊就诊时需要定期评估其心理社会幸福感。需要开展研究以调查心理和社会幸福感对其他生物和医疗保健相关问题的影响，例如老年人获得和利用医疗服务的情况以及生活质量。
