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[HEALTH, WELLBEING AND CONVIVIALITY OF THE ELDERLY. THE PORTUGUESE, SPANISH AND EUROPEAN SITUATION]
Objective:
To characterize the specificities of aging in Portugal and Spain, in contrast to the reality of nineteen countries of the European Union.
Methodology:
The senior condition is characterized in different dimensions: health status, the level of wellbeing, conviviality and sense of loneliness. For that we have analyzed the results of the European Social Survey, round 5.
Results:
In Portugal, compared to Spain, it has been identified in the elderly population: greater financial difficulties, poorer perceived health status and wellbeing but, simultaneously, less limitation in performing activities of daily life. Respecting to con- viviality, Portugal and Spain are distinct from other populations of the European reality analyzed, with a high frequency of con- vivial activities.
Conclusion:
In conclusion it was found the existence of national characteristics that suggest the existence of social and cultural factors that determine the experience of aging.
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