Abstract

CAMPOS-TAPIA, Ana Paulina; MEDA-LARA, Rosa Martha  and  CORONA-FIGUEROA, Beatriz Adriana. Characterization of the social determinants of health in active aging in studies focused on quality of life: systematic mapping. CienciaUAT [online]. 2022, vol.17, n.1, pp.17-34.  Epub Oct 10, 2022. ISSN 2007-7858.  https://doi.org/10.29059/cienciauat.v17i1.1562.

The demographic increase of elderly people is taking place along with unfavorable socioeconomic and health conditions, which affect their quality of life. This situation can be alleviated through an active aging framework, which provides alternative guidelines that can be effective in counteracting them. The World Health Organization establishes that active aging has six Social Determinants of Health (SDH) that have been approached from different areas by the scientific community. The objective of this work was to identify and characterize the type of studies focused on quality of life, from active aging, and classify them according to the SDH. Ebscohost, Scopus, Oxford, Redalyc and Sage Journals databases were reviewed. The descriptors used were “active aging” and “quality of life”, in English and Spanish. The systematic mapping search comprised from January 2015 to March 2022. 91 articles were located where quality of life was evaluated from the perspective of active aging and the majority (81.3 %) were cross-sectional studies. Three psychological interventions were identified, with an evaluation before and after the sessions, comprising the SDH related to personal factors, such as psychological health, positive perception with physical activity and cognitive function. Likewise, behavioral factors such as lifestyles for the prevention of risk of falls and general life improvement which could condition the quality of life. The main thematic scope of the analyzed studies was the existing relationship between quality of life and the SDH related to personal factors and the social environment. Further interdisciplinary studies are required to contribute to the creation of public policy that impacts favorably this sector of the population.

Keywords : social determinants of health; active aging; quality of life.

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