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J Educ Community Health. 2022;9(4): 215-220.
doi: 10.34172/jech.2022.1862

Scopus ID: 85147424690
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Social Determinants of Health

Original Article

Social Participation and Related Factors in Older Adult Women

Saideh Sadat Mortazavi 1 ORCID logo, Mahshid Foroughan 2, Hojjat Allah Haghgoo 1, Malihe Safari 3 ORCID logo, Zahra Mortazavi 4, Homa Naderifar 5* ORCID logo

1 Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak Iran
4 Department of Speech Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Hearing Disorders Research Center , Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Homa Naderifar, Email: , Email: hnaderifar121@gmail.com

Abstract

Background: Social participation is one of the most important factors in the health of the elderly and also the main goal of health-related interventions. The purpose of this study was to assess social participation and its related factors in the elderly women population.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 women aged 60 and older in Hamadan, Iran, in 2020. The samples were selected by a simple random sampling method and according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. A demographic questionnaire, Women’s Social Participation Factors Questionnaire, and mini-mental state examination were completed, and data were obtained from the participants by trained questionnaires.

Results: The mean social participation score was 70.8±10.7, and scores ranged from 0 to 120. The level of social participation was moderate in 82% of the participants, weak and insufficient in 16.3%, and strong in 1.7% of participants. The obtained results indicated that 39% of the participants were employed before the elderly, and 22.67% had regular employment in old age. There were different types of occupation among this group: 30.33% had paid jobs, 23.67% voluntary jobs, 62% religious activities, and 76% were jobless. Moreover, a significant difference was observed between social participation and elderly employment history (P<0.01), level of education (P=0.01), and regular physical activity (P=0.03).

Conclusion: The social participation of elderly women was found to be mostly moderate in this study, and people with higher education, regular physical activity, and a vocational history before old age had better social participation.


Please cite this article as follows: Mortazavi SS, Foroughan M, Haghgoo HA, Safari M, Mortazavi Z, Naderifar H. Social participation and related factors in older adult women. J Educ Community Health. 2022; 9(4):215-220. doi:10.34172/jech.2022.1862
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