Publication |
Author(s) | Stolar, G.E.; Hill, P.; McEntee, M.I. |
Title | Seniors' Assesment of their Health and Life Satisfaction: The Case for Contextual Evaluation. |
Source | InternationalJournal Aging and Human Development, 1992, Vol. 35, 305 - 317. |
URL | http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1993-17249-001 |
Investigation |
Public | Community dwelling seniors, Vancouver, Canada, 1987-88 |
Collect period | september |
Last assesment | 1988 |
Last collect period | june |
Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Own survey, part of a larger study of general and oral health of community-dwelling seniors. |
Sample | Probability stratified sample |
| Sample drawn from the list of voters of Vancouver B.C.. |
Respondents N = | 520 |
| Of the 1600 persons contacted by letter and phone 489 were deceased, institutionalized or had moved to n unknown address. 33 were ineligible because of language, 165 were too sick, leaving 915 eligible respondents. |
Non Response | 43% |
| Of the remaing 915 respondents 43% refused participation. |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Arthritis and rheumatism | show | Rheumatism (m00-25) |
Control Bladder/Bowel problems | show | Diseases of digestive system (k00-93) |
Control Bladder/Bowel problems | show | Symptoms of bad health, also classified as above ↑ |
Control Bladder/Bowel problems | show | Urinary tract (c64-68), also classified as above ↑ |
Diabetes | show | Diabetes (e10-14) |
Dizziness | show | Other disorders of the nervous system (g90-99) |
Eating and chewing problems | show | Oral diseases (k00-14) |
Hearing problems | show | Restrictions in hearing |
Heart trouble | show | Ischaemic heart diseases (i20-25) |
High blood pressure | show | Hypertensive diseases (i10-15) |
High blood pressure | show | Symptoms of bad health, also classified as above ↑ |
Kidneys and bladder problems | show | Urinary tract (c64-68) |
Nervousness | show | Current mental complaints |
Nervousness | show | Nervous, also classified as above ↑ |
Remembering problems | show | Memory |
Remembering problems | show | Memory loss, also classified as above ↑ |
Seeing problems | show | Restrictions in seeing |
Sleeping problems | show | Current problems |
Sleeping problems | show | Quality of sleep, also classified as above ↑ |
Varicose veins | show | Diseases of blood and bloodforming organs |
Walking problems | show | Restrictions in moving |