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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

The impact of life events on health-related quality of life in rural older adults: the moderating role of social support.

Lijun Liu, Jiaman Li, Yiwen Tang, Cheng Chen, Chan Yu, Xiaofeng Li, Li Peng, Daikun Zheng

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Lijun Liu *School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China.
Jiaman Li *School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China.
Yiwen TangSchool of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China.
Cheng ChenDepartment of Basic Education, Chongqing Energy Industry Technician College, Chongqing, China.
Chan YuMedical Examination Center, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Xiaofeng LiDepartment of Medical Administration, Dianjiang County General Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Li PengSchool of Marxism, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China.
Daikun ZhengSchool of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China.

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Abstract

Background: Global aging is one of the most significant social trends of the 21st century. Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is an important indicator not only for evaluating the effectiveness of medical interventions, public health policies, and disease management, but also for enhancing the health of the older adult. This study aimed to explore the mechanisms through which life events and social support affect the HRQoL of rural older adults, with the aim of promoting healthier aging in this population. Methods: A stratified random sampling method was used to select rural older adult individuals from southeastern Henan Province, China. Data were collected using the Life Events Scale, the Social Support Scale (SSS), and the SF-8 Health Survey. T test and the analysis of variance were employed to compare characteristics differences in HRQoL. Pearson's correlation analysis was used to assess the relationships between life events, social support, and HRQoL. And a regression test was used for Moderating Effect analysis. Results: The participants in this questionnaire survey showed that Univariate analysis revealed statistically significant associations between age, education, chronic disease in HRQoL among the rural older adult. Conclusion: Our results confirm that life events and social support were significant predictors of the HRQOL among rural older adults, with social support acting as a moderating variable, and provide empirical evidence that enhancing social support systems and reducing negative life events are crucial for improving the health-related quality of life in rural older adult populations and achieving healthy aging.

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Health StatusLife Change EventsQuality of LifeRural PopulationSocial SupportAgedAged, 80 and overChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnaireshealth-related quality of lifelife eventsmoderating effectolder adultsocial support

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