Assessing the General Health Indicators Predicting Marital Satisfaction in Older Couples
| Author | Zahra Mahdikhani | en |
| Author | Mitra Habibollah Pour | en |
| Author | Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi | en |
| Author | Alireza Salmani | en |
| Author | farnoosh moafi | en |
| Orcid | farnoosh moafi [0000-0002-3650-9293] | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Due to the increasing life expectancy and aging population, attention to general health and marital satisfaction of older people can provide an opportunity to improve their living conditions. Objective: This study aims to assess the general health indicators of older couples to predict their marital satisfaction. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 older couples (men and women) living in Qazvin, Iran who were selected using two-stage cluster sampling technique. A demographic form, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and The ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMSS) were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analysis were used for data analysis. Findings: The Mean±SD age of older women and men±SD was 64.15±5.46 years and 67.68±6.93 years, respectively. Their Mean±SD EMSS score was reported 109.72±12.58. Multivariate analysis showed that gender (β=0.169, P=0.050), age (β=0.097, P=0.567), age of marriage (β=0.214, P=0.002), somatic symptoms (β=0.233, P=0.013), anxiety/insomnia (β=0.227, P=0.008), social dysfunction (β=0.326, P | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Elderly | en |
| Keyword | Marital satisfaction | en |
| Keyword | Health | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Assessing the General Health Indicators Predicting Marital Satisfaction in Older Couples | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |