Elderly people in Costa Rica: An approach to the perceptions about their Life Quality

 

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Autores: Alfaro Vargas, Noelia, Espinoza Herrera, Rebeca
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2021
Descripción:The objective of the study was to determine the perceptions of people aged 60 years and over residing in the country on psychosocial components of social support, personal well-being and spirituality. This study was developed using a quantitative approach, via telephone survey as the main technique for collecting information. Among the study’s main results, it was discovered that the higher the educational level of the participants, the better they rated their quality of life. Regarding the correlation between suffering or not suffering from a disease or medical condition, and the level of satisfaction with health, it was found that people who indicated that they did not suffer from any disease seemed to be more satisfied with their health. Regarding satisfaction with life, 94.3% of the interviewees indicated that they were satisfied with life.Finally, regarding spirituality, 96.2% indicated that their spiritual strength helped them to feel happy.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/15284
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/abra/article/view/15284
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:older adult
psychosocial components
social support
personal well-being
spirituality
adulto mayor
componentes psicosociales
apoyo social
bienestar personal
espiritualidad