AUTHOR=Abdul Rahman Hanif , Tengah Armah , Mohd Yusof Yusnani , Slesman Ly , Hoon Chang-Yau , Abdul-Mumin Khadizah H. 

TITLE=Predictors of Satisfaction With Life and Health Status of Older People in Brunei: A Gender Comparative Study

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 67 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1605042

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1605042

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Aim: To investigate predictors of life satisfaction and healthy aging based on overall health with focus on gender differences among older people in Brunei. 
Methods: Cross-sectional study on older people, recruited by proportionate sampling. Multiple linear regression stratified by gender was applied. 
Results: 45.6% of the variance explaining life satisfaction of older women were strongly associated with self-perceived health, social relationship, and education level. For older men, 26.3% of the variance of life satisfaction was predicted by physical functioning or disability, and social relationship. In terms of health status for older women, 38.9% of the variance can be explained with satisfaction with life, and difficulty to do daily tasks. For older men, 33.1% of the variance of health status can be accounted by income, number of children, presence of chronic illness, and diabetes. 
Conclusion: This paper discusses unique gender differences from a global perspective. Policymakers and related stakeholders need to account for local and contextual differences, particularly, on the maintenance or further promotion social interactions, active engaging elderly in health maintenance, and physical and mental functioning of the older population.