Anabela Mota?Pinto|Víctor Rodrigues|Amália Botelho|Manuel Teixeira Veríssimo|António Morais|Catarina Alves|Manuel Santos Rosa|Catarina R. Oliveira
A socio-demographic study of aging in the Portuguese population: The EPEPP study
University of Coimbra|University of Coimbra|Universidade Nova de Lisboa|University of Lisbon|University of Coimbra|University of Coimbra|University of Coimbra|University of Coimbra
increase life expectancy le observed western societies resulted steep rise older population stresses importance research aging better adequate health social care organization improve quality life qol aim epepp1 abbreviated portuguese name estudo perfil de envelhecimento da populao portuguesa study characterize sociodemographic components elderly portuguese population order disclose factors could play role aging process elderly qol observational descriptive study performed 2672 individuals older 54 years taking account gender residence area rural vs urban questionnaire social network marital status living alone hours spent alone confidents social status education occupation applied social network score revealed significant age gender trends women older people performing worst difference according residence area almost third unmarried spent eight hours per day alone fifth lived alone social status revealed older female resident rural area quoted worst prevalence illiteracy undifferentiated occupation authors concluded social isolation illiteracy undifferentiated occupation prevalent portuguese older population identification determinants isolation adjustment procedures included social networks development actions directed education important fields intervention influencing elderly qol