Investigating the Relationship Between Anxiety and Life Satisfaction of Eldrly People Living in Nursing Homes of Tehran in 2015



Sedghi S¹ ; Shahboulaghi FM¹ ; Arsalani N² ; Bakhshi E³ ; Shamlou R⁴ Show Affiliations
Source: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health Published:2018

Abstract

Introduction: life satisfaction is an important variable at the end of human life that can be influenced by other variables. Anxiety is one of the most common problems of the elderly people. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between anxiety and life satisfaction of elderly people living in nursing homes in Tehran in 2015. Materials and methods: this study is a descriptive-analytic study. Statistical population included all the elderly people living in nursing homes in Tehran in 2015. Using a simple random sampling method, 217 elderly people were selected as sample. Demographic questionnaire, elderly people anxiety questionnaire, and Diener life satisfaction scale were distributed among subjects of study and they were collected after completion. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Pearson, independent t-test, analysis of variance, and regression) and SPSS software. Results: The results of study showed that anxiety was significantly correlated with education level (P=0.03) and chronic disease (P=0.03) and life satisfaction was significantly correlated with age (P=0.04). In addition, anxiety (r=-0.142) (P=0.029) had a significant relationship with life satisfaction. Conclusion: The results showed that elderly people living in nursing homes of Tehran had high anxiety and low life satisfaction. According to the obtained results, it is recommended for authorities and planners of elderly people living in nursing homes of Tehran to focus on their anxiety and strategies to reduce it in order to increase their life satisfaction level. © 2018 Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.