TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of Life and Its Influencing Factors Among Centenarians in Nanjing, China
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Xu, Xin
AU - Zhao, Yuan
AU - Xia, Siyou
AU - Cui, Panpan
AU - Tang, Wenmin
AU - Hu, Xiaoliang
AU - Wu, Bei
N1 - Funding Information:
The project was funded by the Ginling College, Nanjing Normal University, the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, and Sau Po Centre on Ageing from Hong Kong. The authors would like to thank all the participants and volunteer research assistant who were involved in this study, and the three anonymous reviewers and editor for their helpful suggestions. In addition, this study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41971248), and Graduate Research and Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. KYCX19_0758).
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - As centenarians are the most vulnerable social group among older adults, their quality of life (QoL) is of great significance for the realization of healthy aging and a harmonious society. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to propose a multidimensional analysis of centenarians’ QoL to examine the factors associated with QoL. In the study, a factor analysis method, including exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, was used to uncover the latent structure of QoL and to monitor the dimension, reliability, and validity of the measurement scale. Structural equation model was performed to test the proposed hypotheses. Based on Lawton’s “the good life” theoretical framework, we constructed our QoL model with four dimensions: physical health, mental health, family and social relationships, and socioeconomic status. After the factor analysis, three main hypotheses were presented. The results of the final QoL model revealed that two hypotheses of the relationships between QoL and “physical health” and “socioeconomic status” were supported. This paper suggests that interventions related to improving functional health and living standard could enhance the QoL for centenarians.
AB - As centenarians are the most vulnerable social group among older adults, their quality of life (QoL) is of great significance for the realization of healthy aging and a harmonious society. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to propose a multidimensional analysis of centenarians’ QoL to examine the factors associated with QoL. In the study, a factor analysis method, including exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, was used to uncover the latent structure of QoL and to monitor the dimension, reliability, and validity of the measurement scale. Structural equation model was performed to test the proposed hypotheses. Based on Lawton’s “the good life” theoretical framework, we constructed our QoL model with four dimensions: physical health, mental health, family and social relationships, and socioeconomic status. After the factor analysis, three main hypotheses were presented. The results of the final QoL model revealed that two hypotheses of the relationships between QoL and “physical health” and “socioeconomic status” were supported. This paper suggests that interventions related to improving functional health and living standard could enhance the QoL for centenarians.
KW - Centenarians
KW - Factor analysis
KW - Nanjing
KW - Quality of life
KW - Structural equation model
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U2 - 10.1007/s11205-020-02399-4
DO - 10.1007/s11205-020-02399-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088600151
SN - 0303-8300
VL - 160
SP - 735
EP - 755
JO - Social Indicators Research
JF - Social Indicators Research
IS - 2-3
ER -