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  • Effects of occupational balance on subjective health, quality of life, and health-related variables in community-dwelling older adults: A structural equation modeling approach

    2022.12.08
  • 관리자
    • 학술지 구분
    S Science Citation Index Expanded
    • 저자명
    Sangmi Park, Hae Jong Lee, Byoung-Jin Jeon, Eun-Young Yoo, Jong-Bae Kim, Ji-Hyuk Park
    • 학술지, 권/호/쪽
    PLoS ONE 16(2): e0246887
    • DOI
    https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0246887
    • Abstract
    Occupational balance is an important variable associated with health and quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the influence of occupational balance on health, quality of life, and other health-related variables using structural equation modeling. We analyzed data from 208 adults over 55 years old. Mean age of the participants was 70.21 years (SD 7.22). The research model for analysis was based on the results of previous studies addressing occupational balance and related variables such as stress, leisure satisfaction, life satisfaction, subjective health, quality of life, and participation. General fit indices of the final model were acceptable (x2 /df = 1.708, p < .001, RMSEA = .058, TLI = .923, CFI = .929, and SRMR = .067). Although the size of effect was small to medium (.157–.249), occupational balance was identified as an independent variable directly or indirectly affecting subjective health, quality of life, and healthrelated variables in the final model. Our results showed that it is possible to improve subjective health and quality of life by promoting better occupational balance. Further studies developing an intervention program based on occupational balance are required to confirm the feasibility of the intervention and its effect on older adults’ health and quality of life in real-life circumstances.