Idosos residentes em meio rural: satisfação com o suporte social

Introduction: The different studies concerning the elderly people support have shown that the apprehended support and the satisfaction level associated is the one, which has demonstrated to have stronger and consistent impacts in health, wellness and the quality life of the elderly people. Objective: To evaluate the elderly people sample satisfaction and its social support, as well as to what extent the socio-demographic circumstantial health awareness socio-cultural variables influence this satisfaction. Methodology: It was carried out a transversal descriptive correlational and none-experimental study, using a quantitative methodology. The used sample is none-probabilistic for convenience, consisting of 130 elderly people living in Armamar County, who resorted to the 3I’s Project nearest balcony. The measuring instrument was a questionnaire made for the purpose and the Satisfaction Scale with the Social Support. Results: The study population was predominantly female and married, with a 75,18 year average age. The education is low (34.6% illiterate), receiving poor institutional support and short incomes. The majority (96.2%) lives in their own home and the most frequent is that the elderly people consider themselves autonomous (85.3%). The social support satisfaction levels are moderate in all dimensions. However, they are higher in the friendship satisfaction item (M = 16,2). Conclusion: The variables, which mostly influence satisfaction with the social support are: the gender, because men in all subscales, in comparison with woman have higher satisfaction levels with social support; also less loneliness feelings and the family visit frequency.