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The objective of the study was to identify psychological well-being and its relationship with health and disease in older adults in western service centers in Puerto Rico. Exploratory research, descriptive with 19 participants of both sexes. A sociodemographic and general health data sheet was used, anthropometric measurements were made, and the Ryff psychological well-being scale was applied. Statistical analysis included a Mann-Whitney U normality test; Pearson and Spearman correlation to determine associations between variables. A Anova and Ji square analysis of variance to determine differences. The participants were mostly women. The average age was 75.5 ± 9.3, with predominant pre-university schooling and low socioeconomic status. They perceived health between regular and good; the health index was moderate. On average they reported 4 diseases. The main chronicity was hypertension. Psychological well-being was low (70.1 ± 7.5) and was positively and moderately associated with health, negatively with the disease and moderate with anthropometry. The influence of health, disease and risk factors on psychological well-being was evidenced.
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