Social Participation and Life Expectancy—The Case of Older Adults in Taiwan from 1996 to 2003
Background: In 2009, 10.71% of the total population in Taiwan was aged 65 years or older. As societies develop, people, especially the elderly, seek both a longer duration and a better quality of life. Life expectancy is an indicator of quality of life. The purpose of this secondary analysis was to...
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| author | Chia-Yi Chiao Shu-Hsin Lee Wen-Chun Liao Chi-Hua Yen Yen-Ju Lin Chi-Rong Li Te-Jen Lai Hui-Sheng Lin Maw-Sheng Lee Meng-Chih Lee |
| author_facet | Chia-Yi Chiao Shu-Hsin Lee Wen-Chun Liao Chi-Hua Yen Yen-Ju Lin Chi-Rong Li Te-Jen Lai Hui-Sheng Lin Maw-Sheng Lee Meng-Chih Lee |
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| description | Background: In 2009, 10.71% of the total population in Taiwan was aged 65 years or older. As societies develop, people, especially the elderly, seek both a longer duration and a better quality of life. Life expectancy is an indicator of quality of life. The purpose of this secondary analysis was to examine the effect of depressive symptoms on LE in the late life and to estimate the average number of years that elderly Taiwanese individuals can be expected to live, with and without social participation.
Method: This research applied a study design that used a longitudinal national survey with a multistage national probability sampling method. The Interpolation Markov Chain was used for data analysis.
Results: Nondepressed elderly Taiwanese respondents had a longer life expectancy than depressed respondents. Furthermore, elderly individuals who had regular social participation were found to have an additional 0.7–1.3 years of life expectancy, an additional 1.2–2.4 years of healthy life expectancy, and 0.5–1.1 fewer years of unhealthy life expectancy.
Conclusion: The results of this research suggest that the public should be encouraged to attend social activities regularly. This study also provides references for policy makers to address this issue. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05db16c2d7254f65abcfaf2647cd6e602022-12-22T02:06:25ZengTaiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)International Journal of Gerontology1873-95982013-06-01729710110.1016/j.ijge.2012.07.001Social Participation and Life Expectancy—The Case of Older Adults in Taiwan from 1996 to 2003Chia-Yi Chiao0Shu-Hsin Lee1Wen-Chun Liao2Chi-Hua Yen3Yen-Ju Lin4Chi-Rong Li5Te-Jen Lai6Hui-Sheng Lin7Maw-Sheng Lee8Meng-Chih Lee9College of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCollege of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCollege of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCollege of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCollege of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCollege of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCollege of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCollege of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCollege of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCollege of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanBackground: In 2009, 10.71% of the total population in Taiwan was aged 65 years or older. As societies develop, people, especially the elderly, seek both a longer duration and a better quality of life. Life expectancy is an indicator of quality of life. The purpose of this secondary analysis was to examine the effect of depressive symptoms on LE in the late life and to estimate the average number of years that elderly Taiwanese individuals can be expected to live, with and without social participation. Method: This research applied a study design that used a longitudinal national survey with a multistage national probability sampling method. The Interpolation Markov Chain was used for data analysis. Results: Nondepressed elderly Taiwanese respondents had a longer life expectancy than depressed respondents. Furthermore, elderly individuals who had regular social participation were found to have an additional 0.7–1.3 years of life expectancy, an additional 1.2–2.4 years of healthy life expectancy, and 0.5–1.1 fewer years of unhealthy life expectancy. Conclusion: The results of this research suggest that the public should be encouraged to attend social activities regularly. This study also provides references for policy makers to address this issue.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187395981200097Xdepressionelderlylife expectancysocial participation |
| spellingShingle | Chia-Yi Chiao Shu-Hsin Lee Wen-Chun Liao Chi-Hua Yen Yen-Ju Lin Chi-Rong Li Te-Jen Lai Hui-Sheng Lin Maw-Sheng Lee Meng-Chih Lee Social Participation and Life Expectancy—The Case of Older Adults in Taiwan from 1996 to 2003 International Journal of Gerontology depression elderly life expectancy social participation |
| title | Social Participation and Life Expectancy—The Case of Older Adults in Taiwan from 1996 to 2003 |
| title_full | Social Participation and Life Expectancy—The Case of Older Adults in Taiwan from 1996 to 2003 |
| title_fullStr | Social Participation and Life Expectancy—The Case of Older Adults in Taiwan from 1996 to 2003 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social Participation and Life Expectancy—The Case of Older Adults in Taiwan from 1996 to 2003 |
| title_short | Social Participation and Life Expectancy—The Case of Older Adults in Taiwan from 1996 to 2003 |
| title_sort | social participation and life expectancy the case of older adults in taiwan from 1996 to 2003 |
| topic | depression elderly life expectancy social participation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187395981200097X |
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