Subjective well-being of older adults and its relationship with depression, educational level and economic dependence

Salluca Vasquez C.; Salluca Vasquez E.K.; Salluca Vasquez E.; Salluca Vasquez J.M.A.; Munive Viscarra C. · Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia - Serie de Conferencias (2024) · DOI: 10.56294/sctconf2024.713

Resumen

Introduction: subjective well-being is self-assessed and refers to how you feel about your life and is often used as a measure of happiness and can be defined as the evaluation that people make of their lives. Multiple factors have been described that affect the perception of well-being and the importance in identifying these lies in the increase in aging and the need to provide quality of life to this age group. Objective: to identify if there is an association between depression, educational level and economic dependence with subjective well-being in the elderly. Method: observational, descriptive, prospective longitudinal study with 296 elderly people from the Usicayos de Ayaviri Health Center in Peru. Patients with physical/mental conditions that make it difficult to apply psychological instruments were excluded. Results: the mean age of the patients was 71 years, 57,4 % were women, and 38,4 % were married or lived with their partner. 25,7 % of patients report low subjective well-being and 32,8 % are depressed. The presence of depression, a low level of education and economic dependence on family members are significantly associated with low subjective well-being in older adults. Conclusions: low subjective well-being predominates among older adults and is associated with depression, a low level of education and high economic dependence on family members.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional del Altiplano; Universidad Nacional del Santa