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| Social and health factors associated with support among elderly immigrants in Canada | | Author(s) | Zheng Wu, Randy Hart |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 24, no 4, July 2002 |
| Pages | pp 391-412 |
| Keywords | Immigrants ; Informal care ; Participation ; Social contacts ; Health [elderly] ; Cross sectional surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The authors use cross-sectional data from the second cycle of the National Population Health Survey conducted by Health Canada in 1996-1997, to assess determinants of social support for foreign-born older people. They focus on three measures of social support: perceived social support; social involvement; and social contact. Generally, the authors find poor physical and/or mental health is negatively associated with their measures of support. Emotional problems, one of the most common predictors, erodes social support. Also, social involvement declines with mobility problems, but increases with cognitive function. As with other studies, and consistent with relationships witnessed in the native-born population, results indicate that the married or cohabiting are more likely than those separated, divorced or widowed to perceive social support. Further, those with children experience greater perceived support. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020718207 A |
| Classmark | TJ: P6: TMB: TOA: CC: 3KB: 7S |
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