In the choice between health and money, health comes first: an analysis of happiness among rural Chilean elderly

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Autor(a) principal: German Lobos
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Maria del Carmen Lapo, Berta Schnettler
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/6074
Resumo: We studied the relationship between happiness and individual socio-demographic context and health and dietary variables by interviewing 389 elderly individuals (age 60-90 years) living in rural areas in the Maule Region of Central Chile. The Lyubomirsky & Lepper (1999) subjective happiness scale was used. Ordinal logistic regression models were estimated. The discrete dependent variable was level of happiness. The following variables were significantly associated with happiness: (1) individual socio-demographic variables like age and satisfaction with the economic situation; (2) health variables like independence in activities of daily living, common activities, and self-rated health; and (3) dietary variables such as life satisfaction related to food and the frequency with which the elders shared dinner with others. The study results suggest more efficient efforts at healthy eating for the elderly in rural areas.
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spelling In the choice between health and money, health comes first: an analysis of happiness among rural Chilean elderlyHappinessRural AreasHealth BevahiorAgedWe studied the relationship between happiness and individual socio-demographic context and health and dietary variables by interviewing 389 elderly individuals (age 60-90 years) living in rural areas in the Maule Region of Central Chile. The Lyubomirsky & Lepper (1999) subjective happiness scale was used. Ordinal logistic regression models were estimated. The discrete dependent variable was level of happiness. The following variables were significantly associated with happiness: (1) individual socio-demographic variables like age and satisfaction with the economic situation; (2) health variables like independence in activities of daily living, common activities, and self-rated health; and (3) dietary variables such as life satisfaction related to food and the frequency with which the elders shared dinner with others. The study results suggest more efficient efforts at healthy eating for the elderly in rural areas.Investigamos la relación entre felicidad, el contexto sociodemográfico individual y las variables de salud y alimentación. Se entrevistaron a 389 ancianos con edades entre 60 y 90 años viviendo en áreas rurales, en la Región de Maule, Chile Central. Fue utilizada la escala de felicidad subjetiva de Lyubomirsky & Lepper (1999). Se estimaron modelos de regresión logística ordinal. La variable dependiente discreta es el nivel de felicidad. Descubrimos que las siguientes variables están significativamente relacionadas con la felicidad: (1) Variables sociodemográficas individuales tales como edad y satisfacción con la situación económica; (2) Variables de salud, tales como la independencia en las actividades de la vida diaria, actividades comunes y salud percibida; y (3) Variables en la alimentación como la satisfacción con la vida relacionada con las comidas y la frecuencia con la que los adultos mayores cenan con otras personas. Una importancia significante de este estudio sugiere que se hagan esfuerzos más eficientes en la salud para el consumo saludable de los ancianos que viven en áreas rurales.Nós investigamos a relação entre felicidade e contexto sociodemográfico individual e as variáveis de saúde e alimentação. Foram entrevistados 389 idosos com idades entre 60 e 90 anos, vivendo em áreas rurais, na Região de Maule, Chile Central. Foi utilizada a escala de felicidade subjetiva de Lyubomirsky & Lepper (1999). Foram estimados modelos de regressão logística ordinal. A variável dependente discreta é o nível de felicidade. Descobrimos que as seguintes variáveis são significativamente relacionadas com a felicidade: (1) variáveis sociodemográficas individuais, tais como idade e satisfação com a situação econômica; (2) variáveis de saúde, tais como a independência nas atividades da vida diária, atividades comuns e saúde percebida; e (3) variáveis na alimentação, como a satisfação com a vida relacionada com as comidas e a frequência com que os adultos maiores jantam com outras pessoas. Uma importância significante deste estudo é sugerir para que se façam esforços mais eficientes na saúde para o consumo saudável dos idosos que vivem em áreas rurais.Reports in Public HealthCadernos de Saúde Pública2016-05-17info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/6074Reports in Public Health; Vol. 32 No. 5 (2016): MayCadernos de Saúde Pública; v. 32 n. 5 (2016): Maio1678-44640102-311Xreponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZenghttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/6074/12806https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/6074/12807German LobosMaria del Carmen LapoBerta Schnettlerinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-03-06T15:29:05Zoai:ojs.teste-cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br:article/6074Revistahttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csphttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/oaicadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2024-03-06T13:06:56.627499Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)true
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title In the choice between health and money, health comes first: an analysis of happiness among rural Chilean elderly
spellingShingle In the choice between health and money, health comes first: an analysis of happiness among rural Chilean elderly
German Lobos
Happiness
Rural Areas
Health Bevahior
Aged
title_short In the choice between health and money, health comes first: an analysis of happiness among rural Chilean elderly
title_full In the choice between health and money, health comes first: an analysis of happiness among rural Chilean elderly
title_fullStr In the choice between health and money, health comes first: an analysis of happiness among rural Chilean elderly
title_full_unstemmed In the choice between health and money, health comes first: an analysis of happiness among rural Chilean elderly
title_sort In the choice between health and money, health comes first: an analysis of happiness among rural Chilean elderly
author German Lobos
author_facet German Lobos
Maria del Carmen Lapo
Berta Schnettler
author_role author
author2 Maria del Carmen Lapo
Berta Schnettler
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv German Lobos
Maria del Carmen Lapo
Berta Schnettler
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Happiness
Rural Areas
Health Bevahior
Aged
topic Happiness
Rural Areas
Health Bevahior
Aged
description We studied the relationship between happiness and individual socio-demographic context and health and dietary variables by interviewing 389 elderly individuals (age 60-90 years) living in rural areas in the Maule Region of Central Chile. The Lyubomirsky & Lepper (1999) subjective happiness scale was used. Ordinal logistic regression models were estimated. The discrete dependent variable was level of happiness. The following variables were significantly associated with happiness: (1) individual socio-demographic variables like age and satisfaction with the economic situation; (2) health variables like independence in activities of daily living, common activities, and self-rated health; and (3) dietary variables such as life satisfaction related to food and the frequency with which the elders shared dinner with others. The study results suggest more efficient efforts at healthy eating for the elderly in rural areas.
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