Healthy Lifestyles Associated With Socioeconomic Determinants in the Older Adult Population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/objective

The evaluation of lifestyle in older adults and the study of socioeconomic determinants becomes an essential indicator of the health conditions of older adults. The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between socioeconomic factors and healthy lifestyles in older adults.

Methods

Study with a quantitative approach, descriptive type, non-experimental design, cross-sectional in a sample of 407 elderlies who have applied a self-designed instrument for socioeconomic characterization and the FANTASTIC test to assess lifestyle. For data analysis, a bivariate analysis was applied using chi2 and multivariate analysis using ordinal logistic regression.

Results

53% of elderlies aged between 60 and 70 years reported their lifestyle as exc

SUBMITTER: Roldan Gonzalez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9289897 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature