Leisure Activities and Quality of Life Among Older Adults in Spain

Bosque, Raúl Lardiés; Fernández-Mayoralas, Gloria; Rojo-Pérez, Fermina; Forjaz, María João; Martinez‐Martín, Pablo; Rojo-Abuín, José-Manuel

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15904-1_8

“…As shown in Fig. 1, many of the components of AAI are dimensions related to the wellbeing and QoL of older people (Petrová Kafková 2018;Lardies-Bosque et al 2015;Rodriguez-Rodriguez et al 2017;Zaidi 2017;Zaidi et al 2017). Of the many instruments that can be taken into account when researching wellbeing, the PWI was designed as a tool to study the subjective dimension of QoL of the general population (IWG 2013).…”

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Active Ageing and Personal Wellbeing Among Older Adults in Spain

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Fernández-Mayoralas

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Rodríguez-Rodríguez³

2020

Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research

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This essay offers a summary of personal wellbeing and describes its relationship with sociodemographic parameters and other relevant quality of life (QoL) domains, as well as its association with Active Ageing (AA). Based on a positive and holistic viewpoint, AA is constructed around four pillars (health, lifelong learning, participation, and security) and interacting determinants that indicate whether a person is experiencing an AA with good QoL (WHO 2002; ILC-BR 2015). In this paradigm, QoL is structured as an outcome measure of AA. Based on the seminal conceptualization of AA, the Active Ageing Index (AAI) has been designed to identify the level of AA in Europe (Zaidi et al. 2013). As an indicator of QoL, the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) has been developed to evaluate subjective wellbeing in its global and domain-specific contexts (IWG 2013). Other qualitative sources are used in this essay to analyze the lay perspective of the relationship between the two constructs, AA and QoL. DescriptionMethods Used to Research on Active Ageing and Quality of Life Among Older Persons in Spain Essential contemporary social research strategies include cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, objective and subjective measures, and a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The use of validated and comparable scales and instruments is one of the outstanding challenges in

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“…The literature on the topic often refers to single case studies: a study of leisure and free time activities in a sample of adult population carried out in Spain (Lardies-Bosque et al, 2015) confirm the positive effects of active ageing. Other studies have been carried out within European projects (Zielinska-Wieczkowska, Kedziora-Kornatowska, & Ciemnoczolowski, 2011;Escuder-Mollon & Cabedo, 2014).…”

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Older adults' education and its relation to quality of life: An Italian example

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2018

Journal of Aging and Long-Term Care

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Quality of Life (QoL) is a relevant topic for researchers and social policy makers developing educational programs for older adults. Such programs might be aimed at maintaining people's wellbeing: in fact, when retired, people have more time for activities that may increase their satisfaction in the moment of adaptation to old age. In this perspective, the Universities of the Third Age (UTAs) offer leisure, educational and social activities. The present study was carried out at the Libera Università della Terza Età (LUTE) in the town of Milazzo, Southern Italy, with the objective to evaluate the QoL for the people enrolled and the factors contributing to make such initiative successful. Participants to the study (n = 340) were required to fill a questionnaire asking their generalities and information about the educational initiatives followed. QoL was assessed through the administration of the WHOQoL Bref. The relationship between QoL, socio economic variables and the items of the WHOQoL Bref was tested through the estimation of an ordered logit model. Instead, the individuals' experiences at the LUTE were the focus of a correlation analysis, that considered specifically the level of satisfaction for the activities performed. The relevance of the results may be appreciated considering that the courses and educational initiatives can count on the contribution offered by volunteers. Hence, a positive outcome in terms of QoL is obtained at null or very low costs. Overall, educational initiatives directed to older adults should be actively promoted, given their implications, both from a social and economic perspective.

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“…The literature on the topic often refers to single case studies: a study of leisure and free time activities in a sample of adult population carried out in Spain (Lardies-Bosque et al, 2015) confirm the positive effects of active ageing. Other studies have been carried out within European projects (Zielinska-Wieczkowska, Kedziora-Kornatowska, & Ciemnoczolowski, 2011;Escuder-Mollon & Cabedo, 2014).…”

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Older adults' education and its relation to quality of life: An Italian example

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2018

Journal of Aging and Long-Term Care

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Quality of Life (QoL) is a relevant topic for researchers and social policy makers developing educational programs for older adults. Such programs might be aimed at maintaining people's wellbeing: in fact, when retired, people have more time for activities that may increase their satisfaction in the moment of adaptation to old age. In this perspective, the Universities of the Third Age (UTAs) offer leisure, educational and social activities. The present study was carried out at the Libera Università della Terza Età (LUTE) in the town of Milazzo, Southern Italy, with the objective to evaluate the QoL for the people enrolled and the factors contributing to make such initiative successful. Participants to the study (n = 340) were required to fill a questionnaire asking their generalities and information about the educational initiatives followed. QoL was assessed through the administration of the WHOQoL Bref. The relationship between QoL, socio economic variables and the items of the WHOQoL Bref was tested through the estimation of an ordered logit model. Instead, the individuals' experiences at the LUTE were the focus of a correlation analysis, that considered specifically the level of satisfaction for the activities performed. The relevance of the results may be appreciated considering that the courses and educational initiatives can count on the contribution offered by volunteers. Hence, a positive outcome in terms of QoL is obtained at null or very low costs. Overall, educational initiatives directed to older adults should be actively promoted, given their implications, both from a social and economic perspective.

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Leisure Activities and Quality of Life Among Older Adults in Spain

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Active Ageing and Personal Wellbeing Among Older Adults in Spain

Active Ageing and Personal Wellbeing Among Older Adults in Spain

Older adults' education and its relation to quality of life: An Italian example

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