“…In accordance with the literature (Yassuda & Silva, 2010), the results obtained suggest that participation in senior centers has a positive effect on cognition, emotional state, and life satisfaction. In contrast, some studies on older adults residing in long-term care facilities found that their quality of life is not satisfactory (Freitas & Scheicher, 2010;Oliveira, Gomes, & Paiva, 2011) and many showed cognitive impairment (Rocha, Klein, & Pasqualotti, 2014) and depressive symptoms (Galhardo, Mariosa, & Takata, 2010).…”