Abstract

RABELO, Dóris Firmino; ROCHA, Nara Maria Forte Diogo  and  PINTO, Juliana Martins. Elderly Housing Arrangements: Association with Sociodemographic and Health Indicators. Rev. Subj. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.spe1, pp. 1-13. ISSN 2359-0769.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5020/23590777.rs.v20iesp1.e8873.

The aim of this study was to analyze the housing arrangement, as an indicator of social vulnerability, and its relationship with sociodemographic and health indicators of the elderly in the countryside of Bahia. This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 134 elderly people interviewed at home. Housing arrangements and their associations with sex; age; family head; financial contribution; the number of diseases, signs, and symptoms; performance in activities of daily living, and social involvement were evaluated. Statistical tests were performed to compare the frequency between groups (chi-square and Fisher's exact). Living alone or accompanied, with or without descendants, comprise associations with sociodemographic indicators (leadership and financial contribution). Living with or without a spouse was associated with health, sex and age measures, which may indicate the importance of this family member for the well-being of the elderly.

Keywords : family; social vulnerability; elderly health; social participation; aging.

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