Australasian Journal on Ageing
Volume 38, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 284-289

Functional limitations and life satisfaction dynamics among Asian-born migrants and Australian-born participants in the HILDA study (Article)

Yiengprugsawan V.* , Jatrana S. , Banwell C. , Welsh J.
  • a Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, Kensington, NSW, Australia
  • b Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
  • c National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • d National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Abstract

Objective: To investigate functional limitations and life satisfaction among Asian-born migrants and Australian-born participants in the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) study. Methods: Information on 10 167 Australian-born participants and 650 Asian-born migrants from Waves 6 to 16 (2006-2016) of HILDA was analysed using multivariate linear regressions, adjusting for baseline covariates. Results: Middle-aged and older Asian-born migrants had a lower decline in functional limitations compared to the Australian-born participants (−1.74 vs −4.47 during the 5-year period and −5.66 vs −8.50 during the 10-year period). Decline in life satisfaction scores was relatively stable among older Australian-born participants, but there was a steeper decline among Asian-born migrants in the 5-year period. Notably, relative change was not statistically significant for both outcomes. Conclusion: This study reveals that middle-aged and older Asian-born migrants had less decline in physical health but not in life satisfaction. Monitoring health and well-being of migrants as they age could help to minimise health disparities in Australia. © 2019 AJA Inc.

Author Keywords

Migrants Longitudinal studies aging Asian Personal satisfaction Well-being

Index Keywords

longitudinal study Australia health disparity human wellbeing middle aged aging controlled study migrant life satisfaction male female linear regression analysis Article major clinical study adult household income human experiment monitoring
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85067073108&doi=10.1111%2fajag.12678&partnerID=40&md5=9d08ad70048d7f67386003d335139e53
DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12678
ISSN: 14406381
Original Language: English