Keywords
quality of life
social well-being
health
aging
persona adulta mayor
calidad de vida
bienestar social
salud
envejecimiento
Abstract
The worldwide increment in elderly population should be considered as a high priority by the organizations that serve these groups. The aging process involves a series of physiological, mental and social changes that affect the quality of life and health of these people. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between the social well-being, health and quality of life of the elderly person who participates in institutionalized programs. A total of 138 participants, women and men, aged between 60 and 86 years ( = 67.94 years ± 5.26), from organized groups of San Ramon Costa Rica, participated in this study. The information was collected through the SF36 questionnaire to determine the perceived quality of life, the perception of health through the Goldberg scale and social welfare through the social well-being scale. The results show that perceived health, quality of life and social well-being are acceptable in this group. There were correlations between Social Integration and the dimensions of General Health, Vitality, Social Function and Mental Health (p <0.01) and with Physical Function (p <0.05). The Social Contribution dimension was related to the domains of Physical Function, General Health, Vitality, Social Function, Mental Health (p <0.01) and Health Transition (p <0.05). On the other hand, Social Update positively correlated with the Physical Function, Mental Health and Health Transition (p <0.01) and with General Health, Vitality and Social Function (p <0.05), the perceived health was lower in advanced ages. Social well-being is a determinant of the quality of life and health of the elderly, so implementing intervention strategies that include socialization techniques could generate substantial improvements in the health and quality of life of this population group.
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