Abstract
This study examined the subjective well-being among elderly people (n=112) including chronic disease patients using the Subjective Well-being Inventory (SUBI). The subjects were divided into four groups, controls (n=31), orthopedic diseases(n=36), cerebrovascular diseases (n=22), chronic medical diseases (n=23); The results showed high scores on the SUBI, both positive and negative feelings, and no sex difference was found. Among the four groups, chronic medical diseases showed the lowest SUBI score. Orthopedic diseases and controls were characterized by low scores on “family relations”, and a similar tendency was seen in chronic medical diseases on “physical health”, and in cerebrovascular diseases on “social support”. These results suggest that psychological support should be provided along with support for the patients’ disease and their needs, based on subjective well-being.
