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ZAMORA, Zoila Edith Hernández; SANCHEZ, Yamilet Ehrenzweig  e  ESPINOSA, José María Vázquez. Cómo tener una vejez saludable: la respuesta de los adultos mayores autopercibidos como sanos. Altern. psicol. [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.29, pp. 103-125. ISSN 1405-339X.

This article aims to detect the answers that the aged, who perceive themselves as healthy people, give when they are asked about being healthy at 60 and older than that. Most of the answers refer the fact that the social and family support are important and determine their health, as well as not having radically changed their lives after 60. Another aspect is the exercise and an appropriate diet. Likewise, we detected that the psychological factor strongly influences their perception of being healthy. To them, it is not so important to suffer from some illness, but to avoid that this affects them and avoid them to feel well and enjoy life, at the same time, they feel independent, which makes them to feel healthy.

Palavras-chave : the aged; self-perception; health; psychological factor; support.

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