In order to evaluate healthcare use by the participants, the presence
of private physicians' offices, public or private health care centers or
hospitals in the area of residence, aswell as the annual number of visits
for regular check-up of the health status, were also recorded.Moreover,
in order to evaluate the older adult's social participation, theweekly frequency
of their social activities with their family, their friends aswell as
their yearly frequency of excursions were recorded.