Snorri Bjorn Rafnsson1, Gerry Fowkes2. 1. Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of West London, London, UK. 2. Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We investigated positive and negative subjective well-being in relation to lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a sample of older adults. METHOD: 4760 participants in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) provided baseline data on symptomatic PAD, sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle risk factors, and co-morbid conditions. Baseline and two-year follow-up data were available for life satisfaction, quality of life, and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Participants with PAD symptoms had lower baseline levels of life satisfaction (β = -0.03, p < .05) and quality of life (β = -0.04, p < .01), and more depressive symptoms (β = 0.03, p < .05). These associations remained statistically significant in multivariate analyses. Baseline PAD did not, however, influence well-being levels at two-year follow-up. DISCUSSION: Greater awareness of the potential for chronic vascular morbidity to disrupt the lives of older adults is needed to inform effective multidisciplinary support and interventions that help maintain the quality of life of those affected.
OBJECTIVE: We investigated positive and negative subjective well-being in relation to lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a sample of older adults. METHOD: 4760 participants in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) provided baseline data on symptomatic PAD, sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle risk factors, and co-morbid conditions. Baseline and two-year follow-up data were available for life satisfaction, quality of life, and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Participants with PAD symptoms had lower baseline levels of life satisfaction (β = -0.03, p < .05) and quality of life (β = -0.04, p < .01), and more depressive symptoms (β = 0.03, p < .05). These associations remained statistically significant in multivariate analyses. Baseline PAD did not, however, influence well-being levels at two-year follow-up. DISCUSSION: Greater awareness of the potential for chronic vascular morbidity to disrupt the lives of older adults is needed to inform effective multidisciplinary support and interventions that help maintain the quality of life of those affected.
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