Self-perceived health status, gender, and work status

This study analyzes the relationship between gender and self-perceived health status in Spanish retirees and housewives from a sample of 1,106 community-dwelling older adults. A multivariate linear regression model was used in which self-perceived health status was measured by the EQ-5D visual analo...

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Published in:Journal of women & aging 2016-01, Vol.28 (5), p.386-394
Main Authors: Pino-Domínguez, Lara, Navarro-Gil, Patricia, González-Vélez, Abel E., Prieto-Flores, Maria-Eugenia, Ayala, Alba, Rojo-Pérez, Fermina, Fernández-Mayoralas, Gloria, Martínez-Martín, Pablo, Forjaz, Maria João
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Employment - psychology
Female
Gender
Gender Identity
Gender relations
Health problems
Homemakers
Humans
Leisure
leisure activities
Male
Mental health
Older people
Quality of Life
Retirees
Retirement
Retirement - psychology
Self
self-perceived health status
Spouses - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
unpaid domestic work
Womens health
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Summary:This study analyzes the relationship between gender and self-perceived health status in Spanish retirees and housewives from a sample of 1,106 community-dwelling older adults. A multivariate linear regression model was used in which self-perceived health status was measured by the EQ-5D visual analogue scale and gender according to work status (retired men and women and housewives). Retired males reported a significantly better health status than housewives. Self-perceived health status was closely associated with physical, mental, and functional health and leisure activities. Finally, being a woman with complete dedication to domestic work is associated with a worse state of self-perceived health.
ISSN:0895-2841
1540-7322
DOI:10.1080/08952841.2015.1018030