The effect of subjective social status on health-related quality of life decline in urban Chinese older adults: a four-year longitudinal study from Hong Kong

Abstract Background Improving health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is becoming a major focus of old age care and social policy. Researchers have been increasingly examining subjective social status (SSS), one’s self-perceived social position, as a predictor of various health conditions. SSS encomp...

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Main Authors: Timothy S. Sumerlin, Timothy C. Y. Kwok, William B. Goggins, Jinqiu Yuan, Elizabeth M. S. Kwong, Jason Leung, Jean H. Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03314-x