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Abstract：
This study examined the effect of the human-functioning dimension on happiness among community-dwelling older adults (OAs) in Chile. Questionnaires were used for data collection from a sample of 785 OAs of both sexes attending healthcare institutions. Exploratory factor analysis was performed using parallel analysis and oblique rotation. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted using the maximum likelihood and unweighted least squares methods. Goodness-of-fit analyses were performed by considering absolute and respective incremental fit indices. The relationships between the functioning and happiness factors were all significant at the 1% level, indicating that functioning impacts happiness. The ratios of the variances between both constructs were identical to those of the covariances, indicating consistency between the models, with similarities and equalities in the estimation of their parameters. The modeling confirms a direct relationship between activities of daily living functioning and happiness. Given that a lack of functioning significantly affects OAs\' happiness and quality of life, this relationship is consistent with the available theory. These findings may contribute to the formulation of social and health policies regarding OAs in Chile and other Latin American countries.
摘要：
这项研究调查了人类功能维度对智利社区居住老年人（OAs）幸福感的影响。问卷调查用于从参加医疗机构的785名男女的OA样本中收集数据。使用平行分析和倾斜旋转进行探索性因子分析。使用最大似然和未加权最小二乘法进行验证性因子分析和结构方程建模。通过考虑绝对和各自的增量拟合指数进行拟合优度分析。功能因素和幸福因素之间的关系在1%的水平上都是显著的，表明功能影响幸福。两个结构之间的方差比率与协方差的比率相同，表明模型之间的一致性，在参数估计方面具有相似性和公平性。该模型证实了日常生活活动功能与幸福之间的直接关系。鉴于缺乏功能会显著影响OAs的幸福和生活质量，这种关系与现有理论是一致的。这些发现可能有助于智利和其他拉丁美洲国家制定有关OA的社会和卫生政策。
