An assessment of self-rated life satisfaction and its correlates with physical, mental and social health status among older adults in India.

ABSTRACT: Life satisfaction refers to the assessment of one's own life in terms of self-perceived favourable qualities. It is an integral part of healthy and successful course of ageing. It is widely associated with the health status and social well-being. The present study attempted to determine the constructing factors of self-rated life satisfaction, such as socio-demographic, physical, social, and mental well-being of older adults. We analysed information from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI-1), the initial phase conducted during 2017-18 for the population of older adults in India. We applied descriptive statistics for prevalence assessment and association was checked using chi-square test. Further, to determine the adjusted outcome of predictor covariates on the likelihood of an in

SUBMITTER: Bramhankar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10241830 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature