Psychological and physical factors related to social integration of older adults in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, older adults aged 60 years and over are outnumbering children under 5 and young people aged 15-24. Much evidence exists on the importance of high social integration and positive quality of life and health outcomes. However, evidence on how older adults are socially integrated in Ghanaian communities is limited. This study examined how self-reported well-being and quality of life (psychological and physical (psycho-physical) factors) predict the social integration of older adults in Ghana.

Methods

A secondary analysis of longitudinal survey data of the 2014/15 Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE Wave 2) conducted by the World Health Organization was applied. Older adults aged 60 years and older (n = 1,927) were included in this study. Multilevel

SUBMITTER: Oduro JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11040942 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature