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Social participation is associated with better functionality, health status and educational level in elderly women
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Social participation (SP) has been identified as a protective factor for healthy aging. The aim of this study was to examine characteristics associated with social participation in elderly women. They were allocated 125 older women (aged ≥ 60 years) from Requinoa, Chile into two groups according to the level of SP: socially active (SA) and socially non-active (SNA). Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire, handgrip strength, unipedal stance test, timed up and go test, mini-mental state examination, age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index, and educational level were assessed. The results indicated that SA women presented lower disability (P<0.001) and better dynamic balance and muscle strength than their SNA peers (P< 0.03 for all). Women who were SA presented less comorbidities (P=0.002) and higher education (P=0.03) compared to SNA. In conclusion, elderly women who are socially active have better functionality, health status and higher educational level than socially non-active.
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“As expected decreasing or total restriction of social interaction could generate negative consequences for the health of elderly people, especially in those with chronic diseases, disabilities and geriatric syndromes (14, 63).”
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“Studies have reported that older adults who were enrolled into social activities presented better dynamic balance and muscle strength, healthy lung function and lower disabilities and chronic inflammation compared to those without social participation (14, 72).”
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Sepúlveda-Loyola, W., Rodríguez-Sánchez, I., Pérez-Rodríguez, P., Ganz, F., Torralba, R., Oliveira, D. V., & Rodríguez-Mañas, L. (2020) · The Journal of nutrition, health and aging · doi:10.1007/s12603-020-1500-7 · Cited by 1,081
“Various studies have reported protective effects of social participation for the health of the elderly, being considered as a stimulus to increase the level of physical activity and cognitive functions (9, 13, 14).”
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- Sepúlveda-Loyola, W., Ganz, F., Maciel, R. P. T., Lopes, R. D. S., Negri, P. S., Solorza, E. M., Caro, H. G., & Probst, V. S.
- Affiliations
- University North of Parana (UNOPAR)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Universidade Norte do Paraná (BR)
- University Center Philadelphia (UNIFIL)
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (BR)
- Catholic University of the Maule (CL)
- Venue
- Brazilian Journal of Development
- Publisher
- Brazilian Journal of Development
- Published
- 2020
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 20690-20701
- ISSN
- 2525-8761 (ISSN-L)
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- W3021413459
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 2.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Brazilian Journal of Development (publishedVersion)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
- Keywords
- social participation (health and rehabilitation), older women, healthy aging, functional capacity, disability, dynamic balance, grip strength, comorbidities, educational attainment, health status
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