Social participation in older women and men: differences in community activities and barriers according to region and population size in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social participation is a modifiable health determinant influenced by physical and social aspects of the environment. Little is known about aging women's and men's community activities and barriers according to region and population size. This study compared social participation, desire to participate more, and perceived barriers of aging women and men by Canadian region and population size.

Methods

A secondary analysis of the 2008-2009 cross-sectional Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging was done with 16,274 respondents aged 65+. Respondents were grouped into five regions [Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairies and British Columbia] and five population size groups [rural (< 1000 inhabitants); small urban (1000-29,999); medium urban (30,000-99,999); large

SUBMITTER: Naud D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6697934 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature