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Article

Leisure, recreation and quality of life for active aging, University of Burgos case

by
Ángel Gañán
1 and
Itxaso Villafruela
2
1
Universidad de Burgos. C/ Villadiego, s/n. C.P.: 09001. Burgos (España)
2
Residencia de Personas Mayores “Jardín” (España)
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2015, 5(1), 75-87; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5010008
Submission received: 27 April 2014 / Revised: 26 May 2014 / Accepted: 16 June 2014 / Published: 16 June 2014

Abstract

With this research we try to find the relationship between the entertainment, leisure and perceived quality of life by students attending our education program for older people achieving aging asset quality. We are at present a major challenge to the achievement of welfare all inclusive society and to all groups within it. As we can confirm in the report published in 2008 by IMSERSO in 2010 17.2% of total the population was at an age of 65 years. The growth rate of the population is 1.26% higher than the average annual population growth. Overall, in Spain we can see this change in the demographic trend, it also assures us as the median age of the Spanish settlement established in the year 2000 to 38.8 years. The projected median age in 2050 will stand at 49.5 years positioning ourselves for that year above the European Middle Ages. with this describe how research in our Educational Program for People Major contributing to active aging cataloging data on Leisure, the Leisure and the Quality of Life. The work will also compare the data obtained by sex and age to compare them with other statistics official published so far at both state and international level.
Keywords: active aging; leisure; leisure time; life standard; college seniors programs active aging; leisure; leisure time; life standard; college seniors programs

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Gañán, Á.; Villafruela, I. Leisure, recreation and quality of life for active aging, University of Burgos case. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2015, 5, 75-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5010008

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Gañán Á, Villafruela I. Leisure, recreation and quality of life for active aging, University of Burgos case. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2015; 5(1):75-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5010008

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Gañán, Ángel, and Itxaso Villafruela. 2015. "Leisure, recreation and quality of life for active aging, University of Burgos case" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 5, no. 1: 75-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5010008

APA Style

Gañán, Á., & Villafruela, I. (2015). Leisure, recreation and quality of life for active aging, University of Burgos case. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 5(1), 75-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5010008

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