Later life civic engagement of elderly in Ahwaz -Iran

Abdolrahim Asadollahi; Laleh Fani Saberi; Farideh Rezaie Abhari; Fatemeh Shirinkam

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Later life civic engagement of elderly in Ahwaz -Iran

Author(s):

Abdolrahim Asadollahi¹,

Laleh Fani Saberi^2,*,

Farideh Rezaie Abhari³,

Fatemeh Shirinkam⁴

1Department of Social Gerontology, ACQOL, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

2Department of Community Health, Nursing and Midwifery School, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

3Department of Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery School, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

4Department of Midwifery, Ramsar Nursing and Midwifery School, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences:Vol. 1, issue 1; 33-43

Published online:Jan 28, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jun 09, 2013

Accepted:Sep 11, 2013

How to Cite:Abdolrahim AsadollahiLaleh Fani SaberiFarideh Rezaie AbhariFatemeh ShirinkamLater life civic engagement of elderly in Ahwaz -Iran.J Nurs Midwifery Sci.2014;1(1):e141419.

Abstract

Background and Purpose: The problematic reduction of civic engagement in local communities of Khuzestan province in the southwest of Iran has became a serious issue for research in social planning and policy making. Efforts have been made to study the risk factors as the deterrents to engaging in the society.
Methods: This study aims to investigate the factors influencing civic engagement among elderly citizens, focusing on the role of the background variables and individual characteristics as the reducing or active factor. The community of study is 201 elderly citizens from the selected urban areas of Ahwaz city selected through cluster sampling method. The independent variables are gender, socioeconomic status, membership in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the duration of living in the city, the sense of satisfaction of urban services, traditionalism, and fatalism.
Results: It was observed that some independent variables have no significant relationship with civic engagement of the elderly, though elders have fewer participating interactions in this study.
Conclusion: Some proposals within the research itself were recognized as potential improvement and reinforcement energies to participation-based planning in the population, especially among women and the elderly. The growth of social networks and societal links, along with social trust revival seemed helpful.

Keywords

Enabling factors

Social participation

Elderly

Cross-sectional studies

Disability evaluation

Interpersonal relations

Social behavior

Socioeconomic factors

Public health

Iran

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