The influence of physical and mental health on life satisfaction is mediated by self-rated health: A study with Brazilian elderly

Exploring tenets of basic psychological needs theory, the objective of this study was to examine the association between psychological needs satisfaction, exercise behavior, and physical and mental health among testicular cancer survivors. The present study investigated whether psychological needs satisfaction was directly associated with increased self-rated health, and if this relationship was mediated by engagement in exercise. Testicular cancer survivors ( N = 135; Mage = 32.45; SD = 7.63) self-reported current psychological needs satisfaction, exercise behavior, and perceived global physical and mental health during routine oncology visits. Associations were examined using path analysis. Psychological needs satisfaction was a positive correlate of both self-rated physical and mental health in this sample, and exercise mediated the association between needs satisfaction and self-rated physical health. This study supports the assumptions underpinning basic psychological needs theory in this unique clinical population. Based on the findings, exercise engagement represents one mechanism associated with perceived health after cancer. Supportive care interventions should aim to enhance satisfaction of psychological needs and investigate exercise as a mechanism underpinning the relationship between needs satisfaction and perceived health in testicular cancer survivors.

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Impact of Work Value Perception on Workers’ Physical and Mental Health: Evidence from China

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9081059 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 1059

Author(s):

Fan Yang ◽

Yao Jiang ◽

Xiaohong Pu

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Emerging Economies ◽

Ordered Probit ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Probit Regression ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Value Perception ◽

Work Value ◽

The Relationship

Research on the effect of work value perception on workers’ health, especially in emerging economies, is scarce. This study, therefore, explored how work value perception affects the physical and mental health of workers in China. We also examined the mediating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between work value perception and health. Taking a random sample of 16,890 individuals in China, we used ordered probit regression and instrumental variable ordered probit regression to test the links between work value perception and workers’ health based on existence, relatedness, and growth (ERG) theory. The results showed that work value perception significantly affected both the physical and mental health of workers; the results remained robust after solving the endogeneity problem. The subsample regression results showed that work value perception significantly affected the physical and mental health of female, male, married, unmarried, religious, and nonreligious workers. Furthermore, life satisfaction mediated the effect of work value perception on workers’ health. These results shed light on the relationship between work value perception and health and thus have implications for improving workers’ physical and mental health. This study can provide a reference for both governmental and corporate policymakers in emerging economies.

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Relationship between self-rated health and depression risk among children: Promoting school–medical care cooperation for child suicide prevention

10.21203/rs.3.rs-676382/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Michiyo Okada ◽

Yoshihiro Nakadoi ◽

Ai Fujikawa

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

High School Students ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Poor Health ◽

Symptom Duration ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Self Rating ◽

Health Group

Abstract Background Japan is facing a markedly high incidence of adolescent suicide. This study examines the relationship between depression and self-rated health, which is a significant factor driving people toward suicide, highlighting the importance of children’s assessments of their health. Methods In this cross-sectional study, an original questionnaire combining text and illustrations was administered to 6,421 elementary, junior, and senior high school students. To assess children’s self-rated health, we classified the survey questions into two domains: physical and mental health. We further classified the questions based on symptom duration. Depression assessment was based on the Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children. To provide a basis for the effective use of the self-rated health assessment tool, we classified the respondents into three groups based on physical/mental conditions together with the duration of those conditions and made comparisons. The groups were Favorable Health, Temporarily Poor Health, and Persistently Poor Health, and the results were analyzed using an ANOVA. Results Self-rated health levels decreased, and depressive conditions worsened with age. Although most children led physically and mentally healthy school lives, the mean Depression Self-Rating Scale score was significantly higher for the Persistently Poor Health group than the other two, and the Temporarily Poor Health group scored significantly higher than the Favorable Health group for both physical and mental health (all p < 0.001). Conclusions As the Temporarily and Persistently Poor Health groups in the domains of physical and mental health are more likely to be depressed, timely cooperation between schools and medical institutions is imperative to prevent depression.

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Religiosity and Adaptation in the Oldest-Old

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development ◽

10.2190/n058-y7x6-ylgj-xbge ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 47-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Bradley C. Courtenay ◽

Leonard W. Poon ◽

Peter Martin ◽

Gloria M. Clayton ◽

Mary Ann Johnson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Religious Coping ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Oldest Old ◽

Coping Mechanisms ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

And Coping ◽

The Relationship

Previous research has yielded mixed results with respect to the relationship between religiosity and adaptation in older adults. Most studies show that religiosity is stable over the life span, but that religiosity may or may not be related to such factors as physical and mental health, life satisfaction, and coping. This study adds to earlier investigations by including centenarians among the sample. The preliminary results of this research project support earlier findings that religiosity does not change significantly as one ages, although there is a trend in the results that suggests otherwise. The results also indicate a significant relationship between religiosity and physical health but no significant relationship between religiosity and mental health and life satisfaction. Religiosity and coping are strongly related, and there is the suggestion that religious coping mechanisms might be more important in the oldest-old.

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Health of Mind and Body

The Origins of Happiness ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691196336.003.0007 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 89-104

Author(s):

Andrew E. Clark ◽

Sarah Flèche ◽

Richard Layard ◽

Nattavudh Powdthavee ◽

George Ward

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Physical Illness ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Mind And Body ◽

External Causes

This chapter argues that both physical and mental health are hugely important for an enjoyable life. Illnesses of either type can be devastating. But the chapter asserts that mental illness explains more of the misery in society than physical illness does, and more than either poverty or unemployment. It also explains more of the variation in life-satisfaction. Moreover, mental illness in one generation is frequently transmitted to the next. But many existing studies of life-satisfaction ignore mental illness. Implicitly they assume that misery and mental illness are the same thing. However, the chapter argues that this is quite wrong. Many things can cause low life-satisfaction, some of them directly and others indirectly by causing mental illness. But there are also sources of mental illness that are uncorrelated with any of the obvious external causes like poverty, unemployment, separation, or bereavement.

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Anaemia and physical and mental health in the very old: An individual participant data meta-analysis of four longitudinal studies of ageing

Age and Ageing ◽

10.1093/ageing/afaa178 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Leah Palapar ◽

Ngaire Kerse ◽

Anna Rolleston ◽

Wendy P J den Elzen ◽

Jacobijn Gussekloo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Standard Deviation ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Functional Ability ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Very Old ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Over Time

Abstract Objective To determine the physical and mental health of very old people (aged 80+) with anaemia. Methods Individual level meta-analysis from five cohorts of octogenarians (n = 2,392): LiLACS NZ Māori, LiLACS NZ non-Māori, Leiden 85-plus Study, Newcastle 85+ Study, and TOOTH. Mixed models of change in functional ability, cognitive function, depressive symptoms, and self-rated health over time were separately fitted for each cohort. We combined individual cohort estimates of differences according to the presence of anaemia at baseline, adjusting for age at entry, sex, and time elapsed. Combined estimates are presented as differences in standard deviation units (i.e. standardised mean differences–SMDs). Results The combined prevalence of anaemia was 30.2%. Throughout follow-up, participants with anaemia, on average, had: worse functional ability (SMD −0.42 of a standard deviation across cohorts; CI -0.59,-0.25); worse cognitive scores (SMD -0.27; CI -0.39,-0.15); worse depression scores (SMD -0.20; CI -0.31,-0.08); and lower ratings of their own health (SMD -0.36; CI -0.47,-0.25). Differential rates of change observed were: larger declines in functional ability for those with anaemia (SMD −0.12 over five years; CI -0.21,-0.03) and smaller mean difference in depression scores over time between those with and without anaemia (SMD 0.18 over five years; CI 0.05,0.30). Conclusion Anaemia in the very old is a common condition associated with worse functional ability, cognitive function, depressive symptoms, and self-rated health, and a more rapid decline in functional ability over time. The question remains as to whether anaemia itself contributes to worse outcomes or is simply a marker of chronic diseases and nutrient deficiencies.

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Gender and validity of self-rated health in nineteen European countries

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1403494817717405 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 45 (6) ◽

pp. 647-653 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Valerio Baćak ◽

Sigrún Ólafsdóttir

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Ordinary Least Squares ◽

Health Problems ◽

European Countries ◽

Least Squares Regression ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

European Continent ◽

Self Rated Health

Aims: The aims of this study were to: (1) examine the concurrent validity of self-rated health for mental and physical health in Europe; and (2) evaluate whether self-rated health predicts health problems differentially by gender. Methods: Data are from 19 European countries surveyed in the 2014 European Social Survey. We applied ordinary least squares regression to examine the association between self-rated health and summary indicators of physical and mental health problems. Results: We observed an association between self-rated health and both physical and mental health problems in all countries. Gender differences in the concurrent validity of self-rated health were documented in eleven out of 19 countries. Conclusions: Self-rated health is a valid and efficient measure of physical and mental health across the European continent, with significantly greater concurrent validity among women.

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Impact of physical and mental health on life satisfaction in old age: a population based observational study

BMC Geriatrics ◽

10.1186/s12877-016-0365-4 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Thomas Puvill ◽

Jolanda Lindenberg ◽

Antonius J. M. de Craen ◽

Joris P. J. Slaets ◽

Rudi G. J. Westendorp

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Observational Study ◽

Old Age ◽

Population Based ◽

Physical And Mental Health

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Health-Related Quality of Life Domains and Household Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2006-2010

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2013.23 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 191-200 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Tara W. Strine ◽

Linda J. Neff ◽

Sara Crawford

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Emotional Support ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Behavioral Risk ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Impaired Quality

AbstractBackgroundThis study examined the association between self-reported levels of household disaster preparedness and a range of physical and mental health quality of life outcomes.MethodsData collected from 14 states participating in a large state-based telephone survey were analyzed (n = 104 654). Household disaster-preparedness items included having a 3-day supply of food, water, and prescription medications; a working battery-powered radio and flashlight; an evacuation plan; and a willingness to evacuate when instructed to do so. Quality-of-life items were categorized into 2 domains: physical health (general health, unhealthy physical days, and activity-limited days) and mental health (unhealthy mental days, social and emotional support, and life satisfaction).ResultsPersons with self-reported impaired mental health were generally less likely to report being prepared for a disaster than those who did not report impairment in each domain. Persons with low life satisfaction were among the least likely to be prepared, followed by those with inadequate social and emotional support, and then by those with frequent mental distress. Persons reporting physical impairments also reported deficits in many of the preparedness items. However, after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, some of the associations were attenuated and no longer significant.ConclusionPersons reporting impaired quality of life are vulnerable to increased mental and physical distress during a disaster, and their vulnerability is compounded if they are ill-prepared. Therefore, persons reporting impaired quality of life should be included in the list of vulnerable populations that need disaster preparedness and response outreach.

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Delaying Health Care Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Associations With Physical and Mental Health and Preventive Care

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.1762 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 456-457

Author(s):

Felicia Wheaton ◽

Terika Scatliffe ◽

Matilda Johnson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Health Care ◽

Chronic Conditions ◽

Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽

Preventative Care ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

The Relationship ◽

Retirement Study

Abstract Health care is important for maintaining optimal physical and mental health. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many older adults have delayed or postponed care. Data from the special midterm release of the 2020 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) were used to examine the relationship between chronic conditions and delayed care, as well as between delayed care and mental health outcomes and preventative care among Americans aged 50+ (N=3,266). Approximately 30% of respondents said yes when asked “Since March 2020, was there any time when you needed medical or dental care, but delayed getting or did not get it at all?” Of those, 55% said their provider cancelled, closed or suggested rescheduling, 28.5% decided it could wait, and 20.8% were afraid to go. Results from OLS and logistic regression, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, indicate that those with lung disease and those with a heart condition had significantly higher odds of delaying care. Delaying care was associated with significantly higher odds of poor self-rated health and feeling depressed, as well as significantly higher average hopelessness, loneliness and negative affect and significantly lower average positive affect. Surprisingly, delaying care was not associated with receiving a flu shot, cholesterol test, colonoscopy, mammogram or prostate exam in the previous two years. It is likely that the full effects of delaying health care during the pandemic have yet to be felt and there is a need to study the implications of such delays.

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