PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING: ACTIVE ELDERLY THROUGH VOLUNTEERING

Abstract

Objective to establish the degree of psychological well-being in elderly volunteers of the “Senior Advisors” Program from the Bío-Bío National Senior Service and non volunteers, users of the San Pedro Family Health Center belonging to San Pedro de la Paz City Hall, Chile. Method: It is a descriptive, correlational and comparative study. Sample consisted of 60 seniors, 30 volunteers and 30 non-volunteers. SAS 9.1 statistical software was used for data analysis, performing univariate and bivariate analysis. Results: Elderly volunteers had a higher level of psychological well-being compared to non-volunteers, showing a significant diference (p <0.0001). Conclusion: Results showed a high degree of psychological well-being in the group of elderly volunteers compared with non-volunteers.