Fig. 2

Results of final path model (N = 215). Note. Higher scores of life satisfaction, social support and presence of meaning scores indicate better status; Covariates for presence of meaning (age, martial status, source of income, gender,occupation, education, chronic disease status, and religion), social support (age, martial status, source of income, gender,occupation, education, chronic disease status, and religion), and life satisfaction (age, martial status, source of income, gender,occupation, education, chronic disease status, and religion) were included in the path model. a. The reference group was a nursing home setting