Health and wellbeing of older people in Anglo‐Australian and Italian‐Australian communities: A rural–urban comparison

摘要: Objective: The health and wellbeing of urban rural Anglo- Italian-Australian residents was compared using five domains which are deemed to influence the outcome ‘ageing well’. The included physical functional status, social supports, material resources, activity leisure, mental efficacy. Design: A cross-sectional survey carried out in a two-stage data collection process brief telephone interview face-to-face semistructured schedules with several psychometric measures. Settings: Eastern Western Melbourne Mildura, Victoria, Australia. Main measures: Health community-dwelling men women aged 50–89 years. Participants: Urban 50–89 years. There were 364 Anglo-Australians, 149 190 Italian-Australians, 77 Italian-Australians. Results: Urban Anglo-Australian reported significantly higher general emotional but also stress levels than their counterparts. resilience personal control poorer residents. Conclusion: If disparities between be successfully addressed, link place residence, status must explored.