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Social factors and mortality in the old-old in Israel
— the CALAS Study [Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Aging Study] | | Author(s) | A Walter-Ginzburg, T Blumstein, A Chetrit |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 57B, no 5, September 2002 |
| Pages | pp S308-S318 |
| Keywords | Social characteristics [elderly] ; Death rate [statistics] ; Over 70s ; Israel. |
| Annotation | Using a theoretical framework that divided social factors measures into structural, functional and social engagement, this study of 1,340 Jews aged 75-94 living in Israel in January 1989 determined those aspects of social networks most significantly associated with 8-year all-cause mortality. After controlling for sociodemographics and measures of health, cognitive status, depressive symptoms and physical function, the measures of social engagement that explicitly involved others were associated with a lower risk of mortality. No measure of the function of the social network was associated with risk of mortality. Living in the community without a spouse and with a child, and living in an institution were significantly associated with a higher risk of mortality. The finding that participating in activities with people outside the immediate family is associated with a lower risk of death has practical implications for helping the ageing population and their families in their decision-making processes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021107216 A |
| Classmark | F: S5: BBK: 7H6 |
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