Affective Bond, Loneliness and Socioeconomic Aspects of an Elderly Population in Midwest, Brazil

• Main Authors: Carlos Kusano Bucalen Ferrari (Author), Graziele Souza Lira Ferrari (Author), Lohany Dourado Nery (Author), Daniela Franco dos Santos (Author), Noeli Silva Pereira (Author), Jéssica Silva Gonçalves (Author), Geane Francis Santana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Archives of Nursing Practice and Care - Peertechz Publications, 2016-06-30.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p><strong>Background:</strong> loneliness, a common feature among elderly people, can affect health and quality of life. </p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> this article examined affective bond and marital status among elders in "Barra do Garças", municipality, Mato Grosso State, Midwest Brazil.</p><p><strong>Methodology:</strong> from the 3,593 elderly people, 300 engaged in the study which had been approved by the ethical committee on research.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: there were more illiterate men than women (37.7% and 21.6%, respectively). In respect of income source there was a relative contingent of women with no income comparing to the men. Considering the socioeconomic class the majority of elderly, 68% belong to the less fortunate socioeconomic classes (D and E).</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: it has been observed a higher contingent of elderly people with no affective bond or living alone which influence the quality of life of those elderly by increasing the psychosocial as well as the health-related risks, which was widely discussed according to the world's scientific literature.</p>