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Mansouri T, Farhadi A, Borhaninejad V R, Kojaie Bidgoli A, Navvabi Rigi S D, Hosseinabadi R. Factors and Barriers Affecting the Social Participation of Older People. North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences 2018; 9 (4) :66-74
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Tahereh Mansouri1 
, Akram Farhadi2 , Vahid Reza Borhaninejad3 , Afsaneh Kojaie Bidgoli1 , Shahin Dokht Navvabi Rigi1 , Reza Hosseinabadi * 4
, Akram Farhadi2 , Vahid Reza Borhaninejad3 , Afsaneh Kojaie Bidgoli1 , Shahin Dokht Navvabi Rigi1 , Reza Hosseinabadi * 4
1- PhD Candidate, Department of Gerontology, Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences,Tehran, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran Social Determinants of Health Research
3- PhD, Department of Gerontology Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
4- Instructor, Department of Gerontology, School of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran ,reza_hosseinabadi@yahoo.com
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran Social Determinants of Health Research
3- PhD, Department of Gerontology Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
4- Instructor, Department of Gerontology, School of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran ,
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Introduction: Social participation is an important and modifiable dimension of healthy and successful aging. The current study aimed at determining the level of social participation as well as its related factors and barriers to the elderly people in Khorramabad, Iran.
Methods: The current cross sectional study was performed on 285 elderly people living in Khorramabad in 2015. The Canadian community health survey (CCHS) and the social participation questionnaire were used to collect data. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS software version 20 using independent t test, the Welch test, Pearson correlation, and linear regression. The level of significance for all the tests was set to P < 0.05.
Results: The mean age of the older people in the current study was 69.68 (± 6.39) years. The mean score of social participation for the study participants was 10.06 ± (5.50). Disease (81.3%), financial problems (72.5%), and lack of physical accessibility (55.9%) were respectively the main barriers to social participation. There was a significant relationship between age, gender, marital status, housing status, level of education, occupation, income, and social participation.
Conclusions: Despite willingness of the elderly people in the current study, their social participation was low. Officials are suggested to make policies and develop plans in order to remove the barriers and provide a platform to promote social participation among seniors.
Methods: The current cross sectional study was performed on 285 elderly people living in Khorramabad in 2015. The Canadian community health survey (CCHS) and the social participation questionnaire were used to collect data. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS software version 20 using independent t test, the Welch test, Pearson correlation, and linear regression. The level of significance for all the tests was set to P < 0.05.
Results: The mean age of the older people in the current study was 69.68 (± 6.39) years. The mean score of social participation for the study participants was 10.06 ± (5.50). Disease (81.3%), financial problems (72.5%), and lack of physical accessibility (55.9%) were respectively the main barriers to social participation. There was a significant relationship between age, gender, marital status, housing status, level of education, occupation, income, and social participation.
Conclusions: Despite willingness of the elderly people in the current study, their social participation was low. Officials are suggested to make policies and develop plans in order to remove the barriers and provide a platform to promote social participation among seniors.
Type of Study: Orginal Research |
Subject:
Basic Sciences
Received: 2018/03/18 | Accepted: 2018/03/18 | Published: 2018/03/18
Received: 2018/03/18 | Accepted: 2018/03/18 | Published: 2018/03/18
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