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Sentimento de felicidade em idosos: o estudo AGEQOL
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Introduction: In Latin America we observe the growth of the share of elderly people in the population. In Brazil, the age group of people over 65 grew from 3.5 in 1970 to 5.5% in 2000; and the 2010 census counted more than 20 million elderly people aged 60 and over, and this corresponds to 10.78% of the population. In this study, we aim to identify the factors that influence the feeling of happiness in the elderly. Materials and methods: The sampling process was carried out in two stages: in the first, census sectors were selected and in the second, domiciles were selected under the criterion of sharing proportional to the size of each sector, being interviewed resident individuals with 60 years old and over, regardless of marital status or degree of kinship. The absolute and relative frequencies for all variables in relation to happiness were calculated using the chi-square test, with an acceptable margin of error of 5%. Then a logistic regression was performed with the variables that reached statistical significance below 0.25 (p<0.25). The final adjusted model kept only the variables that reached the level of 5% of statistical significance (p<0.05). The effect of the complex sample design was considered in all analyses performed using the statistical software SPSS version 18.0. Results and discussion: Participated in the study 2052 elderly, with ages ranging from 60 to 106 years. Happiness was influenced by: age, gender, schooling, marital status, religion, caregiver, ABVD, AIVD and cognitive deficit. Final considerations: The study showed that happiness in elderly can be influenced by a series of factors and each one of them must be observed with enough attention in order to improve the quality of life and well-being of this population.
Keywords: well-being, active aging, happiness, elderly.
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