Differences in quality of life between women and men in the older population of Spain

Pilar Guallar-Castillón, Áurea Redondo Sendino, José R. Banegas, Esther López-García and Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo

Social Science & Medicine, 2005, vol. 60, issue 6, 1229-1240

Abstract: The objective of the study was to examine the contribution of sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, social network, chronic morbidity and use of healthcare services to the poorer health-related quality of life (HRQL) of women, as compared to that of men, among the older population of Spain. Data were collected by home-based personal interview and physical examination of 3260 subjects representative of the Spanish non-institutionalized population aged 60 years and over. HRQL was assessed with the SF-36 health questionnaire. Relative differences in HRQL between women and men were summarized using odds ratios of suboptimal health (score

Keywords: Inequalities; Gender; differences; Quality; of; life; Elderly; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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