Review of subjective well-being scales for elderly

Abstract

Subjective well-being, a comprehensive psychological index for evaluating the quality of life, is closely related to the physical and mental health of the elderly. At present, the mainly methods for measuring subjective well-being in the elderly is scale. Subjective well-being assessment scales include generic scales and specific scales. Domestic elderly subjective well-being scales commonly imported from abroad. Specific scales for elderly are less in mainland China. This article will review the current research status for subjective well-being assessment scales in the elderly, in order to strengthen the localization research of specific scales and further provides reference for the clinical research of this topic. Key words: Aged; Review; Subjective well-being; Scale