The social determinants and its relationship with the major adults

[摘要] Introduction:in order for the elderly population to have a good quality of life, specialattention should be paid to social determinants of health. Objective: identify the social determinants of health influencing thewellbeing of the elderly population. Methods: a bibliographic review was conducted. The inclusion criteriawere the following: social determinants, structural and nonstructural determinants,the psychosocial component, population aging, main health disorders. The reviewwas based on search engines and platforms SciELO, Hinari and Medline. About97 papers were filtered and 27 scientific journals processed, 79.3 % from thelast five years. Data analysis and integration: social determinants related to the elderlypopulation interact with one another and are vitally important for their wellbeing.Health conditions improve when income and hierarchy are higher. Health servicesare organized in such a way as to meet the needs for dental care. The role ofthe family is crucial due to the psychosocial support they provide. Conclusions: social determinants are paramount to the health of the elderlypopulation, and very useful in the context of general and dental health careto design intersectoral interventions aimed at improving the quality of lifeof the elderly population.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] social determinants of health;elderly person;oral and dental health.