The leisure time and the third age: the experience of a geriatric day hospital.

Abstract:

:Leisure time represents an important part of the so-called 'successful aging' and contributes to overcome the problems related to the reduction of the social roles, favoring a better subjective adaptation to old age. In this work we observed the elderly population frequenting our Day Hospital, by estimating the affective sphere (geriatric depression scale, GDS), the autosufficiency (activity of daily living, ADL; and instrumental activity of daily living, IADL) and the schooling years in correlation with the type and length of leisure time activities during the day. These data have been compared with those of the national statistics (ISTAT). The analyses revealed a very wide diffusion of the utilization of mass media and a large interindividual differentiation of the modes of using leisure time. The correlations between the indices of affectivity and autosufficiency show an effect on the types of leisure time activities, while the scholarity of the subjects has no influence on it. These results suggest considering leisure time as an indispensable part of the relational life of elderly subjects, having an important 'valency' for the affective sphere and the individual expectations and needs.

journal_name

Arch Gerontol Geriatr

authors

Di Mauro S,Scalia G,Di Mauro A,Di Fazio I,Giuffrida F,Leotta C,Grasso MG,Distefano A

doi

10.1016/s0167-4943(01)00111-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-09-01 00:00:00

pages

141-50

issue

2

eissn

0167-4943

issn

1872-6976

pii

S0167-4943(01)00111-X

journal_volume

33

pub_type

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