Measuring life satisfaction in an elderly female population

Area of Science:

• Gerontology
• Public Health
• Nursing Research

Background:

• Health visitor interventions are crucial for elderly populations.
• Evaluating intervention effectiveness requires validated outcome measures.
• Pilot studies are essential for refining research methodologies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To pilot a modified Life Satisfaction Index A for assessing elderly Scottish women.
• To establish the suitability of the index as an outcome measure for health visitor interventions.

Main Methods:

• Modification of the Life Satisfaction Index A (Neugarten et al., 1961).
• Testing the modified index on a female Scottish population.
• Utilizing the index as part of a larger study on health visitor effectiveness.

Main Results:

• The modified Life Satisfaction Index A was successfully tested on the target population.
• The index is deemed suitable for use in the main study.

Conclusions:

• The modified Life Satisfaction Index A is a viable tool for measuring life satisfaction in elderly Scottish women.
• This pilot work supports the main study's objective to evaluate health visitor interventions.