Individual and social determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly population of Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Silva,Pedro Alcântara da
Data de Publicação: 2014
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2014001102387
Resumo: This article aims to identify the main determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly Portuguese population, using a set of dimensions including demographic and socioeconomic indicators, characteristics of interpersonal networks and social activities, health, sexual activity, representations of aging, and feeling of happiness. Taking socioeconomic, behavioral, and attitudinal predictors into account to analyze the explanatory value of the interrelated dimensions and weights for each factor, the author argues that social capital, activities associated with active aging, and greater optimism towards aging can contribute greatly to better self-rated health and wellbeing among the elderly, partially offsetting the effect of socioeconomic factors and illness associated with age.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Individual and social determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly population of Portugal
title Individual and social determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly population of Portugal
spellingShingle Individual and social determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly population of Portugal
Silva,Pedro Alcântara da
Demographic Aging
Self-Assessment
Health of the Elderly
title_short Individual and social determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly population of Portugal
title_full Individual and social determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly population of Portugal
title_fullStr Individual and social determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly population of Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Individual and social determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly population of Portugal
title_sort Individual and social determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly population of Portugal
author Silva,Pedro Alcântara da
author_facet Silva,Pedro Alcântara da
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva,Pedro Alcântara da
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Demographic Aging
Self-Assessment
Health of the Elderly
topic Demographic Aging
Self-Assessment
Health of the Elderly
description This article aims to identify the main determinants of self-rated health and well-being in the elderly Portuguese population, using a set of dimensions including demographic and socioeconomic indicators, characteristics of interpersonal networks and social activities, health, sexual activity, representations of aging, and feeling of happiness. Taking socioeconomic, behavioral, and attitudinal predictors into account to analyze the explanatory value of the interrelated dimensions and weights for each factor, the author argues that social capital, activities associated with active aging, and greater optimism towards aging can contribute greatly to better self-rated health and wellbeing among the elderly, partially offsetting the effect of socioeconomic factors and illness associated with age.
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