It may be that social support gained through social contacts is as important as the number of activities in which one participates frequently, Statistics Canada says. (Eric Risberg/Associated Press) Nearly a quarter of seniors said they'd like to participate in more social activates, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. The agency released the first nationally representative study on barriers to social participation by seniors on Wednesday.
"Social engagement — involvement in meaningful activities and maintaining close relationships — is a component of successful aging," wrote Heather Gilmour of Statistics Canada's health analysis division.
"The results of this analysis highlight the importance of frequent social participation to maintaining quality of life."
The study looked at the relationship between the number of social activities seniors did and their:
- Self-perceived health.
- Loneliness.
- Life dissatisfaction.
Overall, an estimated 80 per cent said they were frequent participants in at least one social activity, such as seeing relatives or friends outside the household, attending church or religious activities like a choir or sports at least weekly or attending concerts or volunteering at least monthly.
Barriers to socializing
"The greater the number of frequent social activities, the higher the odds of positive self-perceived health, and the lower the odds of loneliness and life dissatisfaction," Gilmour said.
"This is consistent with research that has found seniors with a wider range of social ties have better well-being."
About a third of respondents, (33 per cent of men, 35 per cent of women), said a health limitation was their main barrier. Being too busy was also a leading reason, but more so among men (28 per cent) than women (16 per cent).
Once factors like health, income and education were considered, the associations between social participation and health and wellbeing still existed.
Seniors weren't asked about their use of the internet and social media.
The data was from the 2008/2009 Canadian Community Health Survey on Healthy Aging, which looked at 16,369 people aged 65 or older living in private dwellings in the ten provinces.
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