Association between multiple geriatric syndromes and life satisfaction in community-dwelling older adults: A nationwide study in Taiwan. Issue 3 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Deng-Chi; Lee, Jenq-Daw; Huang, Chi-Chang; Shih, Hsin-I.; Chang, Chia-Ming
• Is Part Of: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. Volume 60:Issue 3(2015:May/Jun.)
• Page Start: 437
• Page End: 442
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 305.26
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.02.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-4943

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We investigated life satisfaction in community-dwelling older adults.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Demographic factors and geriatric syndromes were associated with life satisfaction.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Life satisfaction was not affected in the elderly with only 1 geriatric syndrome.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Increased number of geriatric syndromes were associated with lower life satisfaction.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>