abstract: 'The adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors contribute for its

  accumulation throughout life, which require more than information

  disclosure and recommendations. Biopsychosocial factors may work as

  barriers to adherence to healthier behaviors, and yet have been

  underexplored. The objective was to investigate the factors related to

  the accumulation of healthy behavior among older adults attending

  Primary Health Care. Cross-sectional analysis with 201 older adults from

  baseline of Longitudinal Investigation of Functioning Epidemiology

  (LIFE) was performed in a Southeastern Brazilian city. The Healthy

  Behavior Score (HBS), ranging from 0 to 8, was calculated by the sum of

  the following habits: Physical activity practice, healthy eating, water

  consumption, night sleep time, not smoking, not drinking alcohol,

  frequent social relations, and spirituality. A linear multivariate

  regression was performed to test the influence of biopsychosocial

  aspects on HBS, with 95\% confidence interval. Higher number of healthy

  behaviors was related to high social support, better cognitive status,

  less depressive symptoms and lower functional performance. Additionally,

  age and resilience score were correlated to healthy behaviors, which

  were higher among women and those with sufficient income. Multivariate

  analysis revealed depressive symptoms, functional performance and

  education as independent predictors of HBS. Depressive symptoms,

  functional performance and education are predictors of accumulation of

  health behaviors, independently of health status, contextual and

  sociodemographic aspects. Higher social support partially contributed to

  the higher number of healthy behaviors, and should be considered in

  public health policies for healthy longevity.'
affiliation: 'Pinto, JM (Corresponding Author), Univ Fed Triangulo Mineiro, Inst Hlth
  Sci, Dept Phys Therapy, Lab Phys Therapy \& Publ Hlth, 100 Vigario Carlos St, BR-38025350
  Uberaba, MG, Brazil.

  Gomes Fernandes, Ana Paula, Univ Fed Triangulo Mineiro, Grad Program Phys Therapy,
  Uberaba, MG, Brazil.

  Cardoso, Veronica Ribeiro; dos Santos, Kamila Cristina; Migliaccio, Mariane Martins,
  Univ Fed Triangulo Mineiro, Undergrad Program Phys Therapy, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.

  Pinto, Juliana Martins, Univ Fed Triangulo Mineiro, Inst Hlth Sci, Dept Phys Therapy,
  Lab Phys Therapy \& Publ Hlth, 100 Vigario Carlos St, BR-38025350 Uberaba, MG, Brazil.'
author: Gomes Fernandes, Ana Paula and Cardoso, Veronica Ribeiro and dos Santos, Kamila
  Cristina and Migliaccio, Mariane Martins and Pinto, Juliana Martins
author-email: 'ana\_paulagf@yahoo.com.br

  ve.ribeirocardoso@gmail.com

  kaamila.cs@gmail.com

  marianemigliaccio@gmail.com

  juliana.martins@uftm.edu.br'
author_list:
- family: Gomes Fernandes
  given: Ana Paula
- family: Cardoso
  given: Veronica Ribeiro
- family: dos Santos
  given: Kamila Cristina
- family: Migliaccio
  given: Mariane Martins
- family: Pinto
  given: Juliana Martins
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s12062-022-09376-4
earlyaccessdate: JUL 2022
eissn: 1874-7876
files: []
issn: 1874-7884
journal: JOURNAL OF POPULATION AGEING
keywords: 'Quality of life; Public Health; Health Promotion; Preventive medicine;

  Aging'
keywords-plus: MORTALITY; ASSOCIATION; DISEASE; WOMEN
language: English
month: SEP
number: 3, SI
number-of-cited-references: '43'
orcid-numbers: 'Pinto, Juliana Martins/0000-0003-2617-3308

  Migliaccio, Mariane/0000-0002-6656-5093

  Cristina dos Santos, Kamila/0000-0002-3337-1479

  Ribeiro Cardoso, Veronica/0000-0003-0048-0561

  Gomes Fernandes, Ana Paula/0000-0001-5424-755X'
pages: 677-690
papis_id: d933d59aed2cb094f98b771f3d077693
ref: Gomesfernandes2022factorsrelated
researcherid-numbers: 'Pinto, Juliana Martins/A-1940-2017

  '
times-cited: '1'
title: Factors related to the accumulation of healthy behavior among older adults
  attending primary Health Care
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000825159600001
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '3'
volume: '15'
web-of-science-categories: Gerontology
year: '2022'