Self-Care Capacity and Its Relationship to Age, Disability, and Perceived Well-Being in Medicare Beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-care is a multicomponent set of capacities that influence beliefs about health and well-being.

Objectives

We examined the relationship between self-care capacity, age, and disability status with two perceptions of well-being in a cohort of Medicare beneficiaries.

Methods

The current study is part of a multisite research project to determine factors associated with cross-sectional and longitudinal morbidity and mortality trajectories observed in Medicare beneficiaries. Variable selection was informed by the health disparities and outcomes model. Using data from the 2013 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey and logistic regression models, we determined associations between self-care capacity, including indicators of self-care ability and self-care agency

SUBMITTER: Hauenstein EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8732301 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature