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How to measure the impact of participation in the Volto Já project on the seniors’ quality of life?
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Purpose: One of the aims of the Volto Já project (Oliveira et al., 2019) is to improve the quality of life of elderly people and active ageing (e.g., increasing well-being, life-satisfaction, happiness, between others). This research aims to explore the ways how that quality of life can be measured in the context of the aforementioned project.
Design/methodology/approach: For measuring the impact in the quality of life of the seniors’ through the participation in the Volto Já project we used the following measures: (a) quality of life (Power, 2003), (b) satisfaction with life (Diener, 1985), (c) single item of happiness, (d) emotional well-being (European Social Survey, cited by Michaelson et al., 2009). As the control variables used: (a) the Katz index of independence in activities of daily living (Katz, 1963; Katz et al., 1070), and (b) satisfaction with the Volto Já activities. The measures were applied twice to seniors: before and after participating in the Volto Já activities.
Findings: The impact of participation in the Volto Já project on the seniors’ quality of life will be measured by comparing the results of the above measures before and after participating in the Volto Já activities. It is aimed to measure the value of participating in such activities, namely assessing if there are benefits for the senior’s life.
Originality/value: Measure is fundamental to better understand and manage the impact that the participation of seniors in touristic activities can have in their life and in variables that influence their quality of life.
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Volto Já Quality of life Satisfaction with life Happiness Emotional well-being
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Leal, S., Oliveira, S., Vivas, C. & Mendonça, E. (2020). How to measure the impact of participation in the Volto Já project on the seniors’ quality of life? [Conference session]. 1st International Conference on Management, Technology and Tourism: Social Value Creation (ICOMTT2020), Santarém, Portugal.