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Impacts of illness and disability on the well-being of older people
Author(s)	Hal Kendig, Colette J Browning, Amanda E Young
Journal title	Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation, vol 22, nos 1/2, 2000
Pages	pp 15-22
Keywords	Ill health ; Physical disabilities ; Well being ; Social surveys ; Australia.
Annotation	Using data from the Health Status of Older People survey of 1000 over 65s living at home in Melbourne, Australia, this study examined ways in which aspects of activity may mediate relationships between physical illness and well-being in older people. Multivariate analysis showed that the major impacts of illness and pain were through their effects on activity limitations, which in turn were related to lowered well-being. Limitations with instrumental activities were associated most with lower positive affect, while perceived activity limitations due to major illness had more impact on increased negative affect and depressive symptoms. However, most older people with major illness still scored highly on well-being, and there was individual variability in well-being. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010226203 A
Classmark	CH: BN: D:F:5HH: 3F: 7YA *
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