title: [Social resources of persons over 60 years of age. Its relationship with sociodemographic and health factors (ANCO project)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the social situation of the over-60s and its relationship with several social, demographic and health variables.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, crossover study.
  
  
  METHODS
  City of Córdoba.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic random sampling of the non-institutionalised population over 60 obtained 1,103 subjects (N = 49,674).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The multidimensional OARS-MFAQ-VE questionnaire was filled in during face-to-face home interviews. The part of the questionnaire evaluating social resources (SR) was analysed, extracting information on the quantitative, emotional and material support factors. The subjects were classified into three groups by their social situation. 14.1% (CI = 12.7-16.4) lived alone and 7.2% (CI = 5.8-8.9) thought that they would not have help available in case of illness or incapacity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study described the social situation of our elderly people and found a considerable number suffering serious to absolute deterioration. The role of the spouse, the children or some friend or trusted person is vital for good social support.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Occidente, Córdoba.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Espejo Espejo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez de la Iglesia
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rubio Cuadrado
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dueñas Herrero
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fernández Fernández
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yun Casalilla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Recursos sociales en mayores de 60 años. Su relación con factores sociodemográficos y de salud (proyecto ANCO).