Socioeconomic correlates of quality of life for non-Māori in advanced age: Te Puāwaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia ora Tonu. Life and Living in Advanced Age: a Cohort Study in New Zealand (LiLACS NZ)
Ngaire Kerse, Ruth Teh, Simon A Moyes, Lorna Dyall, Janine L Wiles, Mere Kepa, Carol Wham, Karen J Hayman, Martin Connolly, Tim Wilkinson, Valerie Wright-St Clair, Sally Keeling, Joanna B Broad, Santosh Jatrana, Thomas Lumley
The study is from the Life and Living in Advanced Age: a Cohort Study in New Zealand (LiLACS NZ), led by Professor Ngaire Kerse from the University of Auckland. It analysed data from 516 non-Mori aged 85 years, living in the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua areas.
Socioeconomic and cultural characteristics were established in face-to-face interviews in 2010 and health-related quality of life was assessed by researchers.
Most women in advanced age live alone while men are more likely to be married and living with a spouse. A higher proportion of women reported they can count on someone to help with daily tasks, (83 percent vs 77 percent in men). Those who said they did not have anyone to count on, or who said they could have gotten more assistance than they had (unmet need) had lower health related quality of life.