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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Perception of quality of life in an elderly angolan sample
International Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 29, No. 2, Year 2014
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Description
Increased life expectancy and the ageing of the population have made it particularly important to distinguish between the old (usually 60-79 years, or the 'young old') and the oldest old (80 years or more, or the 'fourth age'). This study explores the effects of age, gender and institutionalization on perceived health and life satisfaction in 1003 elderly people from Luanda, Angola. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was estimated to test for these effects. Results provide evidence of lower scores on life satisfaction and perceived health for the oldest old and the institutionalized. However, the higher life satisfaction among the non-institutionalized disappeared when they reach the fourth age. No differences were found by gender, although there was a slight drop in the life satisfaction of women over the age of 80. © 2014 Fundacion Infancia y Aprendizaje.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gutiérrez, Melchor
Spain, Valencia
Universitat de València
Tomás-Miguel, José Manuel
Spain, Valencia
Universitat de València
Sancho, Patricia
Spain, Valencia
Universitat de València
Galiana, Laura
Spain, Valencia
Universitat de València
Francisco, Elizabeth Hama
Angola, Luanda
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação de Luanda
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/02134748.2014.918825
ISSN:
02134748
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Angola
Participants Gender
Female