Journal article
The subjective wellbeing profile of the ‘pretiree’ demographic: A cross-sectional study
JA Pasco, KL Holloway, AL Stuart, LJ Williams, SL Brennan-Olsen, M Berk
Maturitas | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Objectives: Pretirees are a demographic interposed between the latter stages of working life and old age. We aimed to characterise subjective wellbeing and lifestyle behaviours for individuals aged in their late-fifties and sixties. Study design: Cross-sectional study of 233 men and 229 women aged 55–69 yr from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study. Main outcome measures: Subjective wellbeing assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF, Australia). Scores below published population norms for Australia for WHOQOL domains (physical, psychological, social, environmental) were considered low. Results: For men, low WHOQOL scores were evident for 78 (33.5%) of ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "The Geelong Osteoporosis Study was funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VHPF) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; project 628582), Australia, but they played no role in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; nor in the decision to submit the paper for publication.", "Kara L Holloway is supported by an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.", "Lana J. Williams and Sharon L. Brennan-Olsen are supported by NHMRC Career Development Fellowships (1064272 and 1107510, respectively).", "Michael Berk is supported by a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship (1059660)." ]