ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psychology of Aging
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1606373
The Relationship Between Spousal Empowerment, Quality of Life, and Subjective Well-Being among Disabled Elderly
Provisionally accepted
- 1The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- 2Nanfang College Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
- 3Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
- 4School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hebei Province, China
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Background: As rapidly ages, the number of disabled elderly is increasing, leading to lower quality of life and greater psychological stress.To explore the relationship between spousal empowerment, quality of life, and subjective wellbeing (SWB) among disabled elderly, providing insights and practical guidance for enhancing SWB in this demographic.Method: A convenience sampling approach was employed to select 332 disabled elderly and their spouses. Research tools included a demographic survey, the Barthel Index (BI), the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment -Older Adults Version (WHOQOL-OLD), the Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness (MUNSH), and the Main Caregivers' Empowerment Measurement (MCEM). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS and AMOS.
Keywords: Disabled elderly, Quality of Life, Well-being, Spousal, empowerment
Received: 05 Apr 2025; Accepted: 25 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Ye, Yuanrong, Pan, An, Zhai, Wang, Yu and Zhu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Liping Yu, School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hebei Province, China
Yanni Zhu, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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