Functional performance and social relations among the elderly in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

A Population-Based Epidemiological Study

Bibliographic Data

ID5165870
AuthorsJ L Torres (0000-0002-3687-897X, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Rosângela Corrêa Dias (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Rosangela Dias (0000-0002-1027-7746, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Fabiane Ribeiro Ferreira (0000-0003-3758-7493, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), James Macinko (0000-0001-8055-5441, New York University), Maria Fernanda Furtado Lima-Costa (0000-0002-3474-2980, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (0000-0002-1077-1381, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Year2014
Volume30
Issue5
Pages1018-1028
Publication date2014-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00102013
PMID24936818
OpenAlexW2147127608
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2014000501018
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited26

This study was conducted in a probabilistic sam- ple of 2,055 elderly in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, to examine components of social network (conjugal status and visits by the children, other relatives, and friends) and social support (satisfaction with personal relations and having persons on whom to rely) associated with limitations in performing basic activities of daily living (ADL). Multivariate analysis used the Hurdle model. Performance of ADL showed independent and statistically significant associations with social network (fewer meetings with friends and not having children) and personal support (dissatisfaction/indifference towards personal relations). These associations remained after adjusting for social and demographic characteristics, health status, and other indicators of social relations. Our results emphasize the need for greater attention to social network and social support for elderly with functional limitations and those with weak social networks and social support

Activities of daily living · Metropolitan area · Multivariate analysis · Political science · Social engagement · Social network (sociolinguistics) · Social relation · Social relationship · Social support · Sociology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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