Impact of Stress and Loneliness on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Low Income Senior African Americans

AbstractLow  income senior African Americans are at risk for low health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Loneliness may exacerbate the effects of stress on health. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of perceived stress and loneliness on the HRQoL of low income senior African Americans (N =  281). Results indicate that loneliness may exacerbate the inverse relationship of perceived stress with psychological HRQoL among this sample. Additionally, both loneliness and perceived stress were associated with poorer physical HRQoL. The present study has implications for interventions seeking t o improve HRQoL among a similar sample of senior adults given that loneliness is a modifiable variable.
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research