Assessing the General Health Indicators Predicting Marital Satisfaction in Older Couples

Zahra Mahdikhani; Mitra Habibollah Pour; Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi; Alireza Salmani; farnoosh moafi

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Assessing the General Health Indicators Predicting Marital Satisfaction in Older Couples

Author(s):

Zahra Mahdikhani¹,

Mitra Habibollah Pour¹,

Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi²,

Alireza Salmani¹,

farnoosh moafi

^2,*

1Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

2Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 24, issue 5; 410-421

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Zahra MahdikhaniMitra Habibollah PourSeyedeh Ameneh MotalebiAlireza Salmanifarnoosh moafiAssessing the General Health Indicators Predicting Marital Satisfaction in Older Couples.J Inflamm Dis.24(5):e156241.

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

Keywords

Elderly

Marital satisfaction

Health

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