Impact of work on the quality of life of community-residing young elderly.
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 81 (4) , 498-500
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.81.4.498
Abstract
Using a random sample of 310 Massachusetts community-residing elderly between the ages of 65 and 74, this study investigates the relationship between employment status and quality of life using a modified version of the Spitzer Uniscale QL index. The odds of reporting the highest quality of life rating, after controlling for socioeconomic and health characteristics, was 3.51:1 for those who worked versus those who did not do so.Keywords
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