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Higher perceived stress and insufficient income predict lower life satisfaction in older adults, whereas combined strength and flexibility exercises and having multiple children predict higher life satisfaction, with food insecurity not remaining a significant independent predictor. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To identify the sociodemographic, nutritional, physical activity, and psychological factors associated with life satisfaction among noninstitutionalized older adults.

September 15, 2026GeriatricsOpen Access

Food Insecurity, Physical Activity, and Psychological Factors as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Older Adults

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MHMónica Lorena Hernández-TrujilloPeruvian Union University WMWilter C. Morales-GarcíaPeruvian Union University MMMardel Morales-GarcíaPeruvian Union University

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Cross-sectional study reveals that stress, income insufficiency, and exercise predict life satisfaction in older adults, highlighting the importance of psychological and economic stability.

Key Points

To identify the sociodemographic, nutritional, physical activity, and psychological factors associated with life satisfaction among noninstitutionalized older adults.
Conducted a quantitative, observational, analytical cross-sectional study among 200 noninstitutionalized older adults in Sogamoso, Colombia.
Assessed self-reported life satisfaction, food insecurity, physical activity, depression, anxiety, and perceived stress using validated survey instruments.
Evaluated relationships using descriptive statistics, group comparison tests, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression modeling.
Lower life satisfaction was significantly predicted by higher perceived stress (B = −0.762, p < 0.001), perceived insufficient income (B = −3.380, p < 0.001), self-employment (B = −2.153, p = 0.009), other income sources (B = −2.569, p = 0.017), and technical education (B = −4.744, p = 0.003).
Higher life satisfaction was independently associated with combined strength and flexibility exercise (B = 3.203, p < 0.001), having two children (B = 3.498, p = 0.002), and having three or more children (B = 2.618, p = 0.008).
Food insecurity was significant in bivariate analysis but lost statistical significance in the adjusted model, with the full regression model explaining 48.7% of the variance in life satisfaction (R² = 0.487; adjusted R² = 0.457).

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Hernández-Trujillo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa94e6a9013453be30a2693 https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics11050131

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September 15, 2026GeriatricsOpen Access

Food Insecurity, Physical Activity, and Psychological Factors as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Older Adults

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Authors

MHMónica Lorena Hernández-TrujilloPeruvian Union University WMWilter C. Morales-GarcíaPeruvian Union University MMMardel Morales-GarcíaPeruvian Union University

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Implication

Cross-sectional study reveals that stress, income insufficiency, and exercise predict life satisfaction in older adults, highlighting the importance of psychological and economic stability.

Key Points

To identify the sociodemographic, nutritional, physical activity, and psychological factors associated with life satisfaction among noninstitutionalized older adults.
Conducted a quantitative, observational, analytical cross-sectional study among 200 noninstitutionalized older adults in Sogamoso, Colombia.
Assessed self-reported life satisfaction, food insecurity, physical activity, depression, anxiety, and perceived stress using validated survey instruments.
Evaluated relationships using descriptive statistics, group comparison tests, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression modeling.
Lower life satisfaction was significantly predicted by higher perceived stress (B = −0.762, p < 0.001), perceived insufficient income (B = −3.380, p < 0.001), self-employment (B = −2.153, p = 0.009), other income sources (B = −2.569, p = 0.017), and technical education (B = −4.744, p = 0.003).
Higher life satisfaction was independently associated with combined strength and flexibility exercise (B = 3.203, p < 0.001), having two children (B = 3.498, p = 0.002), and having three or more children (B = 2.618, p = 0.008).
Food insecurity was significant in bivariate analysis but lost statistical significance in the adjusted model, with the full regression model explaining 48.7% of the variance in life satisfaction (R² = 0.487; adjusted R² = 0.457).

Cite This Study

Hernández-Trujillo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa94e6a9013453be30a2693 https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics11050131

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