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This entry presents the first population-based study conducted in Portugal, the Oporto Centenarian Study (PT100). It starts by providing an overview of the centenarian population in Portugal and then describes PT100’s methodological approach (sampling, procedures, and measures) and synthesizes its main findings on three core dimensions considered to be determinants of quality of life in extreme old age (Serra et al. 2011): cognitive and physical functioning, social resources (social relationships and social activities), and personal attitude toward life (valuation of life). An outlook of current satellite projects of the PT100 is presented at the end.
Centenarians in Portugal
The phenomenon of longevity has been one of the most relevant achievements of the last century. A rapid increase in the size of the older population has been observed in Portugal, with the oldest old (individuals aged 80 and plus) representing 5.6 % of the total population and 26.5 % of the older...
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Ribeiro, O., Araújo, L., Teixeira, L., Brandão, D., Duarte, N., Paúl, C. (2015). Oporto Centenarian Study. In: Pachana, N. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_141-1
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