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A study of factors in the life satisfaction of the elderly with disabilities
- Author:
- LEE Ick Seop
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 5, March 2001, pp.49-59.
- Publisher:
- Japan College of Social Work
Examines the relationship between social, support and life satisfaction of older people with disabilities in Korea in terms of the direct effect and type of disability. Topics covered include financial security, emotional support and quality of life considerations.
Examination of the association of age, disability, and mood among Jewish older adults in Israel
- Author:
- LITWIN H.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 6(4), November 2002, pp.397-401.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The purpose of this article is to examine the association between chronological age, disability and mental health in later life. Secondary analysis of data from a national probability sample of Jewish persons age 60 and over in Israel was employed. Mental health, measured on a 12-item mood scale, was successively regressed on age, sociodemographic characteristics, functional disability and physical health status, and on the interaction of age and disability. A significant negative association between age and mood emerged when confounding variables were not controlled. This association remained, to a lesser degree, after sociodemographic variables were entered. The addition of disability and health variables reversed the direction of the association. Finally, the entry of the interaction term (age x disability) bolstered the net association of age and mood.