Predictors of normal and successful aging among urban-dwelling elderly Brazilians.

نویسندگان

  • Márcia Lorena Chaves
  • Ana Luiza Camozzato
  • Cláudio Laks Eizirik
  • Jeffrey Kaye
چکیده

The association of successful aging with demographic, socioeconomic, and medical characteristics in healthy community-dwelling Brazilian individuals aged 60 years and older (N = 345) was investigated. Participants were classified as successful (n = 214, 62%) or normal (n = 131, 38%) agers. Successful agers participated in significantly more leisure activities (34%) than did normal agers (21%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the number of living children was a risk factor, whereas confidants and family income were protective factors for successful aging.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

دوره 64 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009