Abstract

CASEMIRO, Níldila Villa  and  FERREIRA, Heloísa Gonçalves. Mental health indicators of the elderly from social groups. Rev. SPAGESP [online]. 2020, vol.21, n.2, pp. 83-96. ISSN 1677-2970.

This descriptive and exploratory study investigated the prevalence of Involvement in Pleasant Events, Subjective Well-Being, Depression, and Loneliness in 59 elderly from social groups without apparent cognitive impairment. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Pfeffer Index, the Negative and Positive Affect Scale, the Life Satisfaction Scale, the Geriatric Depression Scale - reduced version, the Brazilian Loneliness Scale, and OPPES-BR were applied. The elderly were mostly women, young, widowed, educated, with a good functional state, and with a positive health evaluation. Participants showed high levels of Involvement in Pleasant Events and Subjective Well Being, and low levels of loneliness and depression. Social groups provide opportunities for social support, engagement in pleasant events, positive emotions and may contribute to the elderly's mental health and successful aging.

Keywords : Depression; Loneliness; Subjective well being; Pleasant events; Aging.

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