A longitudinal study of the association between social capital and mortality in community-dwelling elderly Brazilians

Um estudo longitudinal da associação do capital social e mortalidade entre idosos brasileiros residentes em comunidade;
Un estudio longitudinal sobre la asociación del capital social y mortalidad entre ancianos brasileños residentes en comunidades

dc.creatorGontijo, Cristina Franco
dc.creatorFirmo, Josélia Oliveira Araújo
dc.creatorCosta, Maria Fernanda Furtado Lima
dc.creatorLoyola Filho, Antônio Ignácio de
dc.date2019-11-04T17:04:53Z
dc.date2019-11-04T17:04:53Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T23:24:00Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T23:24:00Z
dc.identifierGONTIJO, Cristina Franco et al. A longitudinal study of the association between social capital and mortality in community-dwelling elderly Brazilians. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, v. 35, n. 2, p. 1-10, 2019.
dc.identifier0102-311X
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/36847
dc.identifier10.1590/0102-311x00056418
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8890159
dc.descriptionThe aim of this study was to verify whether social capital is a predictor of all-cause mortality in community-dwelling elderly Brazilians. Participation included 935 surviving elderly from the elderly cohort of the Bambui Project in 2004, who were followed until 2011. The outcome was all-cause mortality and the exposure of interest was social capital, measured in its two components, cognitive (social cohesion and social support) and structural (social participation and neighborhood satisfaction). Sociodemographic variables, health conditions, and smoking were included in the analysis for adjustment purposes. Data analysis was based on the Cox proportional hazards model, providing hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). The social participation dimension of social capital’s structural component was the only dimension independently associated with mortality: elderly Brazilians that did not participate in social groups or associations showed a two-fold higher risk of death (HR = 2.28; 95%CI: 1.49-3.49) compared to their peers. The study’s results reveal the need to extend interventions beyond the specific field of health in order to promote longevity, focusing on environmental and social characteristics.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languagepor
dc.publisherFaculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectSocial Capital
dc.subjectMortality
dc.subjectSocial Participation
dc.subjectCohort Studies
dc.titleA longitudinal study of the association between social capital and mortality in community-dwelling elderly Brazilians
dc.titleUm estudo longitudinal da associação do capital social e mortalidade entre idosos brasileiros residentes em comunidade
dc.titleUn estudio longitudinal sobre la asociación del capital social y mortalidad entre ancianos brasileños residentes en comunidades
dc.typeArticle


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