Life satisfaction and participation among community-dwelling older adults: Data from the FIBRA study

Autor: Taiguara Bertelli-Costa, Anita Liberalesso Neri
Přispěvatelé: UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Repositório da Produção Científica e Intelectual da Unicamp
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
instacron:UNICAMP
Repositório Institucional da Unicamp
ISSN: 1461-7277
Popis: Agradecimentos: The authors would like to thank all the friends of the Post-Graduation Program in Gerontology of FCM - UNICAMP and, in particular, to all voluntaries of the FIBRA Study. None of this would be possible without them This study investigates the association between participation in four domains of physical activity, social activities, and global life satisfaction among 2344 community-dwelling older adults (72.3 ± 5.5 years; 65.6% female) in Brazil. Comparison analyses were performed on the frequencies, and statistical analysis also included univariate and hierarchical logistic regression analysis. Of all the physical activity domains analyzed, only leisure-time physical activity was found to be associated with global life satisfaction. There was also a positive association between global life satisfaction and social activity participation. We conclude that the specific domain in which activity is performed interferes with one’s perception of his or her life COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NÍVEL SUPERIOR - CAPES CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO - CNPQ Fechado
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