Socioeconomic and health conditions associated with the family function of older adults

Silva, Marceli Schwenck Alves; Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e; Sogame, Luciana Carrupt Machado

doi:10.1590/1983-1447.2022.20210252.en

person Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva

school Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Vitória (EMESCAM), Departamento de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento Local. Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

0000-0002-6431-9972

person Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva

school Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Vitória (EMESCAM), Departamento de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento Local. Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

0000-0003-2716-1560

person Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame

school Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Vitória (EMESCAM), Departamento de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento Local. Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

0000-0001-6913-5497

personCorresponding author: Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva E-mail:
mcarolinaps@hotmail.com

Associate editor:

Carlise Rigon Dalla Nora

Editor-in-chief:

Maria da Graça Oliveira Crossetti

groupsAutorship contribution:

Conceptualization - Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame Data curation - Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame Formal analysis - Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame Methodology - Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame Project Management - Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame Resources - Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame Supervision - Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame Writing - original draft - Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame Writing - review and editing - Marceli Schwenck Alves Silva, Maria Carolina Pereira e Silva, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest

Socioeconomic Condition	Family Function		p
Socioeconomic Condition	Good Family function n =149	Moderate/high family dysfunction n = 17	p
Gender
Male	58 (39%)	6 (35.5%)	0.771¹
Female	91 (61%)	11 (64.5%)	0.771¹
Age
60-79 years old	120² (80.5%)	10 (59%)	0.040¹
80 years old or more	29 (19.5%)	7² (41%)	0.040¹
Ethnicity
White	83 (55.5%)	13 (76.5%)	0.100¹
Brown/Black	66 (44.5%)	4 (23.5%)	0.100¹
Marital status
Married	95² (64%)	4 (23.5%)	0.005¹
Single/Widowed	45 (30%)	10² (59%)
Others	9 (6%)	3 (17.5%)
Number of children
0	9 (6%)	4² (23.5%)	0.008¹
1 to 2	32 (21.5%)	2 (12%)
3 to 4	69² (46.5%)	3 (17.5%)
5 or more	39 (26%)	8 (47%)
Multigenerational Home
No	66 (44.5%)	10 (59%)	0.255¹
Yes	83 (55.5%)	7 (41%)	0.255¹
Retirement
No	29 (19.5%)	7² (41%)	0.040 ¹
Yes	120 (80.5%)	10 (59%)	0.040 ¹
Pension
No	119² (80%)	9 (53%)	0.012¹
Yes	30 (20%)	8² (47%)	0.012¹
Job
No	125 (84%)	16 (94%)	0.264¹
Yes	24 (16%)	1 (6%)	0.264¹
Personal income
(<1 MW)	43 (29%)	6 (35.5%)	0.712¹
(1.1 - 3 MW)	58 (39%)	6 (35.5%)
(3.1 - 5 MW)	14 (9.5%)	3 (17%)
(5.1 - 7 MW)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0%)
(> 7.1 MW)	6 (4%)	1 (6%)
Did not answer	24 (16%)	1 (6%)
Religion
Catholic	95 (64%)	12 (70.5%)	0.660¹
Evangelic	48 (32%)	5 (29.5%)
Other	6 (4%)	0 (0%)

Life habits and health conditions	Family Function		p
Life habits and health conditions	Good family function n =149	Moderate/high family dysfunction n = 17	p
Physical activity
No	101 (68%)	13 (76.5%)	0.464¹
Yes	48 (32%)	4 (23.5%)	0.464¹
Leisure activities
No	90 (60.5%)	12 (70.5%)	0.414¹
Yes	59 (39.5%)	5 (29.5%)	0.414¹
Alcoholism
No	(128) (86%)	15 (88%)	0.792¹
Yes	(21) (14%)	2 (12%)	0.792¹
Smoking
No	(137) (92%)	16 (94%)	0.752¹
Yes	(12) (8%)	1 (6%)	0.752¹
Self-perceived health
Excellent	26 (17.5%)	3 (17.5%)	0.114¹
Good	71 (47.5%)	6 (35%)
Regular	47 (32%)	5 (29.5%)
Poor	4 (2.5%)	2 (12%)
Terrible	1 (0.5%)	1 (6%)
Hospitalization in the last 12 months
No	124 (84%)	16 (94%)	0.260¹
Yes	24 (16%)	1 (6%)	0.260¹
Chronic diseases
No	32 (21.5%)	3 (17.5%)	0.714¹
Yes	117 (78.5%)	14 (82.5%)	0.714¹
Lawton-Brody Scale
Independent	89² (59.5%)	4 (23.5%)	0.004¹
Some degree of dependence	60 (40.5%)	13² (76.5%)	0.004¹

[TFN1] Source: Own elaboration

[TFN2] ¹Pearson’s chi-square. SD= standard deviation

[TFN3] ²Adjusted residual of x² >1.96

Socioeconomic and health conditions associated with the family function of older adults

Condiciones socioeconómicas y de salud asociadas a la funcionalidad familiar de los mayores

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