Evaluating Well-being at Community Level.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure well-being at a community level using a valid instrument.

Patients and methods

Written surveys were mailed to a random sample of residents in Olmsted County, Minnesota, in 2015 and 2019 including the 5-item World Health Organization Well-being Index (0-100; for which 100 is the best imaginable well-being or quality of life). Multivariable hierarchical regression was used to evaluate the association between well-being and demographic characteristics, comorbid conditions, and environmental factors.

Results

The survey was returned by 1232 of 4000 individuals (response rate, 30.80%). The average well-being score was 70.02. Impaired well-being was identified in 223/1187 individuals (18.79%). Adjusted regression models showed that impaired well-being wa

SUBMITTER: Murad AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8488461 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature