Can leisure and entertainment lifestyle promote health among older people living alone in China?-A simultaneous equation approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

With the surging number of older people living alone, their lifestyles and health status have aroused increasing concern. This study aims to investigate whether a leisure and entertainment lifestyle (LEL) can improve the multidimensional health among older people living alone and try to identify the latent mechanisms among them.

Method

For this purpose, we extracted data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) and established a simultaneous equations model, comprising ordinary least square regression (OLS), two-stage least squares (2SLS), and the mediating effect model.

Results

Older people living alone in China reported relatively better mental health status (3.64 ± 1.07), followed by physical health (3.41 ± 1.26) and social health (2.75 ± 1.18). In

SUBMITTER: Qin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9558104 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature