Bäckström, Bárbara2016-05-162016-05-162015-12-18Bäckström, Bárbara - Health, ageing migrants and care strategies. "Health, Culture and Society" [Em linha]. ISSN 2161-6590 (Online). Vol. 8, nº 2 (2015), p. 75-862161-6590http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/5283This article is the result of a study that seeks to understand the relationship between socio-economic conditions, health and active ageing. Behaviours related to active ageing in relation to health were identified as were the strategies used in active ageing and their determinants. A qualitative methodology was adopted in the form of semi-structured interviews. Data processing consisted of thematic content analysis in interviews. Two socio-economic groups of elderly Cape Verdean men and women composed the study sample. Both groups totalled 22 cases. Findings indicated that the socio-economic status interferes directly in the affairs of active ageing rather than health issues. In the higher socio-economic group, it was found that status determines active ageing rather than health issues.engEderlyImmigrantsHealthActive ageingSocio-economic groupsCape Verdeansjournal articleDOI 10.5195/hcs.2015.207