Relationships between levels of social participation, self-rated health and life satisfaction in older adults according to gender

Authors

  • Juliana Martins Pinto Gerontologia. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Unicamp, Campinas, SP.
  • Anita Liberalesso Neri Gerontologia. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Unicamp, Campinas, SP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i4p255-272

Keywords:

Social activities, Community involvement, Aging.

Abstract

This study aimed to identifying the influence of levels of social participation on self-rated health and life satisfaction in older adults. Data came from Fibra Study, a cross-sectional, multicenter study designed to investigate frailty in a randomly selected sample of people aged 65 years or older, recruited in seven Brazilian cities. Results showed that different social activities and levels of social participation played diverse influences on self-rated health and life satisfaction in old age and those influences differ according to gender.

Keywords: Social activities; Community involvement; Aging.

Author Biographies

Juliana Martins Pinto, Gerontologia. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Unicamp, Campinas, SP.

Juliana Martins Pinto - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Unicamp, Campinas, SP.

E-mail: ju_fisio33@yahoo.com.br

Anita Liberalesso Neri, Gerontologia. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Unicamp, Campinas, SP.

Anita Liberalesso Neri – Psicóloga. Docente colaboradora. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Unicamp, Campinas, SP.

E-mail: anitalbn@uol.com.br

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

Pinto, J. M., & Neri, A. L. (2016). Relationships between levels of social participation, self-rated health and life satisfaction in older adults according to gender. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 19(4), 255–272. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i4p255-272

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Papers

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