Correlates of quality of life in older adult veterans.

The purpose of this correlational study was to test theoretical propositions describing positive relationships between health promotion, sense of coherence, personal autonomy, and quality of life in older adult veterans and to explore their overall contribution to the prediction of quality of life. The sample consisted of 135 veterans aged 65 to 85 years who completed the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile, the Sense of Coherence-13 Scale, the Perceived Enactment of Autonomy Scale, and the Quality of Life Profile: Seniors Version, Short Scale. Health-promoting lifestyle, sense of coherence, and autonomy were positively correlated to quality of life. When the independent variables were subjected to a regression analysis, health-promoting lifestyle and autonomy explained 38% of the variance in quality of life.