Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study

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González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio; Ramos, Gimena
Año de publicación
2025
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Objective: While sociodemographic factors affect health check-ups, less is known about the role of psychosocial factors. Based on a nationally representative longitudinal survey in the United Kingdom (UK), this study explores the association of satisfaction with multiple dimensions and loneliness with health check-ups. Methods: We use microdata from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, representative of the UK adult population (2017-2022). A multiple linear regression model with interactions and fixed effects was used to analyze the relationship between both objective (having close friends) and subjective (feeling lonely) measures of loneliness and satisfaction in multiple dimensions (work, health, income, leisure time, and life) and five types of health check-ups: ophthalmology, blood pressure, cholesterol, X-rays, and blood tests. In addition, we analyzed the association between satisfaction and the probability of trust and openness toward friends as a mechanism to explain the relationship. Results: Having more friends, feeling loneliness more often, and being satisfied with income were associated with greater use of different health check-ups. On the contrary, being satisfied with one´s health was negatively associated health check-ups. Higher satisfaction levels were associated with greater trust and openness with friends, suggesting a potential explanatory mechanism. Conclusion: Our study underscores the need for a comprehensive approach to understanding psychosocial factors in healthcare utilization. When designing future research and policy, it is crucial to consider objective and subjective indicators of individuals´ psychosocial well-being and satisfaction across multiple dimensions.
Fil: González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Católica del Norte; Chile
Fil: Ramos, Gimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur; Argentina
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LIFE SATISFACTION
LONELINESS
FRIENDS
PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE
ROUTINE HEALTH CHECK-UPS
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spelling Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal StudyGonzález, Fernando Antonio IgnacioRamos, GimenaLIFE SATISFACTIONLONELINESSFRIENDSPREVENTIVE HEALTHCAREROUTINE HEALTH CHECK-UPShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5Objective: While sociodemographic factors affect health check-ups, less is known about the role of psychosocial factors. Based on a nationally representative longitudinal survey in the United Kingdom (UK), this study explores the association of satisfaction with multiple dimensions and loneliness with health check-ups. Methods: We use microdata from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, representative of the UK adult population (2017-2022). A multiple linear regression model with interactions and fixed effects was used to analyze the relationship between both objective (having close friends) and subjective (feeling lonely) measures of loneliness and satisfaction in multiple dimensions (work, health, income, leisure time, and life) and five types of health check-ups: ophthalmology, blood pressure, cholesterol, X-rays, and blood tests. In addition, we analyzed the association between satisfaction and the probability of trust and openness toward friends as a mechanism to explain the relationship. Results: Having more friends, feeling loneliness more often, and being satisfied with income were associated with greater use of different health check-ups. On the contrary, being satisfied with one´s health was negatively associated health check-ups. Higher satisfaction levels were associated with greater trust and openness with friends, suggesting a potential explanatory mechanism. Conclusion: Our study underscores the need for a comprehensive approach to understanding psychosocial factors in healthcare utilization. When designing future research and policy, it is crucial to consider objective and subjective indicators of individuals´ psychosocial well-being and satisfaction across multiple dimensions.Fil: González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Católica del Norte; ChileFil: Ramos, Gimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur; ArgentinaAcademic Press Inc Elsevier Science2025-05info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2025-11-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/272273González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio; Ramos, Gimena; Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study; Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science; Preventive Medicine; 197; 5-2025; 1-210091-7435CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0091743525001070info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108324info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T15:40:26Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/272273instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 15:40:26.253CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
title Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
spellingShingle Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio
LIFE SATISFACTION
LONELINESS
FRIENDS
PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE
ROUTINE HEALTH CHECK-UPS
title_short Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
title_full Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
title_fullStr Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
title_full_unstemmed Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
title_sort Life satisfaction, loneliness, and routine health check-ups: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio
Ramos, Gimena
author González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio
author_facet González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio
Ramos, Gimena
author_role author
author2 Ramos, Gimena
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv LIFE SATISFACTION
LONELINESS
FRIENDS
PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE
ROUTINE HEALTH CHECK-UPS
topic LIFE SATISFACTION
LONELINESS
FRIENDS
PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE
ROUTINE HEALTH CHECK-UPS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Objective: While sociodemographic factors affect health check-ups, less is known about the role of psychosocial factors. Based on a nationally representative longitudinal survey in the United Kingdom (UK), this study explores the association of satisfaction with multiple dimensions and loneliness with health check-ups. Methods: We use microdata from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, representative of the UK adult population (2017-2022). A multiple linear regression model with interactions and fixed effects was used to analyze the relationship between both objective (having close friends) and subjective (feeling lonely) measures of loneliness and satisfaction in multiple dimensions (work, health, income, leisure time, and life) and five types of health check-ups: ophthalmology, blood pressure, cholesterol, X-rays, and blood tests. In addition, we analyzed the association between satisfaction and the probability of trust and openness toward friends as a mechanism to explain the relationship. Results: Having more friends, feeling loneliness more often, and being satisfied with income were associated with greater use of different health check-ups. On the contrary, being satisfied with one´s health was negatively associated health check-ups. Higher satisfaction levels were associated with greater trust and openness with friends, suggesting a potential explanatory mechanism. Conclusion: Our study underscores the need for a comprehensive approach to understanding psychosocial factors in healthcare utilization. When designing future research and policy, it is crucial to consider objective and subjective indicators of individuals´ psychosocial well-being and satisfaction across multiple dimensions.
Fil: González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Católica del Norte; Chile
Fil: Ramos, Gimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur; Argentina
description Objective: While sociodemographic factors affect health check-ups, less is known about the role of psychosocial factors. Based on a nationally representative longitudinal survey in the United Kingdom (UK), this study explores the association of satisfaction with multiple dimensions and loneliness with health check-ups. Methods: We use microdata from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, representative of the UK adult population (2017-2022). A multiple linear regression model with interactions and fixed effects was used to analyze the relationship between both objective (having close friends) and subjective (feeling lonely) measures of loneliness and satisfaction in multiple dimensions (work, health, income, leisure time, and life) and five types of health check-ups: ophthalmology, blood pressure, cholesterol, X-rays, and blood tests. In addition, we analyzed the association between satisfaction and the probability of trust and openness toward friends as a mechanism to explain the relationship. Results: Having more friends, feeling loneliness more often, and being satisfied with income were associated with greater use of different health check-ups. On the contrary, being satisfied with one´s health was negatively associated health check-ups. Higher satisfaction levels were associated with greater trust and openness with friends, suggesting a potential explanatory mechanism. Conclusion: Our study underscores the need for a comprehensive approach to understanding psychosocial factors in healthcare utilization. When designing future research and policy, it is crucial to consider objective and subjective indicators of individuals´ psychosocial well-being and satisfaction across multiple dimensions.
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