Resiliência, saúde percebida, bem-estar subjetivo e psicológico e suporte social em idosos institucionalizados e não-institucionalizados

Abstract

Aging has been perceived as a period of decline and disability, and institutionalization is a response to the unavailability of family members to take care of the elderly. In this sense, nursing homes must be able to provide a good quality of life for their residents. Some studies document that despite the losses that occur at this stage of life, many elderly people show good adaptation and quality of life, satisfaction and resilience in the face of adversities in this process. Some variables such as perceived health, subjective and psychological well-being and social support are important variables for successful aging. The main objective of this study aimed to analyze the relationships between resilience, perceived health, subjective and psychological well-being and social support and its contribution to the adaptation to aging in institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly. Through a cross-sectional, descriptive, exploratory and correlational study, 184 elderly people (N = 184), aged between 65 and 94 years (M = 76.0; SD = 8.12) participated in the study. Several instruments were used to analyze the defined variables. The results revealed the relevance of resilience, positive health perception, subjective and psychological well-being in adapting to aging. There are differences between institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]