Sawyer Stevens
Creating an Advanced Statistics Interest Group to Increase Medical Students' Confidence and Competence in Statistics and Data Analysis
South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association
objective describe social family support networks available elderly living urban areas municipality angelpolisantioquia year 2011 materials descriptive transversal study conductedusing population experience determine social support received 239 seniors urban area angelpolisantioquia data obtained primary sources univariate bivariate analysis conducted results mostly women interviewed 598 aged 60 74 669 social status appeared highest percentage married 473 though interviewed women social status highest occurrence widow 406 695 elementary school educational level 167 formal education 603 registered subsidized program support families friends qualified satisfactory statistically significant connection found gender undertaking different activities free time value p0004 conclusions study indicates loneliness aspect makes elderly feel unprotected vulnerable despite general feeling satisfaction regarding family support especially women expressed feeling mistreated data along lack activities spare time must taken account formulate intervention strategies effective support networks improve situation vulnerable population municipality