HEALTH CONDITIONS AND PERCEIVED QUALITY-OF-LIFE IN RETIREMENT

被引：22

作者：

DORFMAN, LT

机构：

[1] School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242

来源：

HEALTH & SOCIAL WORK | 1995年 / 20卷 / 03期

关键词：

ELDERLY PEOPLE; HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; SATISFACTION;

D O I：

10.1093/hsw/20.3.192

中图分类号：

C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

This study investigated the effects of specific health conditions on perceived quality of life in retirement as measured by dimensions of retirement satisfaction. Respondents were 252 men and 199 women who participated in the retirement substudy of an ongoing epidemiological investigation of people age 65 and over in two rural Iowa counties. Retirement-satisfaction was measured by the Retirement Descriptive index, which assesses satisfaction with activities and work, finances, health, and people. Pulmonary disease was a predictor of dissatisfaction with health for both sexes. Pulmonary disease and heart attack were the strongest predictors of dissatisfaction with health for men, followed closely by stroke. Arthritis was the strongest predictor of dissatisfaction with health for women. Implications for social work practice are discussed.

引用

页码：192 / 199

页数：8