Socio-Demographic Variables and Successful Aging of the Angolan Elderly
Joint Authors
Galiana, Laura
Gutiérrez, Melchor
Sancho, Patricia
Francisco, Elizabeth-Hama
Tomás, José M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The proportion of elderly people is growing faster than any other age group.
Amongst them, the group of oldest old is indeed the segment of the elderly population with the fastest growth rate.
The increase in the proportion of elderly in the Angolan population makes research on this area badly needed.
Within the theoretical framework of successful aging, the study aims to test for sociodemographic group differences in perceived health, life satisfaction, and social relations in Angolan elderly.
The dependent variables are three of the components of what has been called successful aging.
Data came from a cross-sectional survey of elderly people living in Luanda.
1003 Angolan elderly were surveyed on sociodemographic information, perceived health, life satisfaction, and social support.
MANOVAs were calculated to test for mean differences in the dependent variables.
Results permit to conclude that the factors associated with the largest differences on the Angolan elderly’s quality of life and social relations were age (becoming oldest old) and institutionalization.
The interactions of several factors with age pointed out that the oldest old were clearly a group in which the decreased quality of life due to becoming oldest old could not be compensated by other factors, as it was the case in the group of young old.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Galiana, Laura& Gutiérrez, Melchor& Sancho, Patricia& Francisco, Elizabeth-Hama& Tomás, José M.. 2016. Socio-Demographic Variables and Successful Aging of the Angolan Elderly. Scientifica،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117749
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Galiana, Laura…[et al.]. Socio-Demographic Variables and Successful Aging of the Angolan Elderly. Scientifica No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117749
American Medical Association (AMA)
Galiana, Laura& Gutiérrez, Melchor& Sancho, Patricia& Francisco, Elizabeth-Hama& Tomás, José M.. Socio-Demographic Variables and Successful Aging of the Angolan Elderly. Scientifica. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117749
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1117749