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| Cognition and perceived social support among live-alone urban elders | | Author(s) | Lisa J Ficker, Susan E MacNeill, Adam L Bank |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 21, no 4, December 2002 |
| Pages | pp 437-451 |
| Keywords | Admission [hospitals] ; Living alone ; Urban areas ; Informal care ; Mental health [elderly] ; Cognitive impairment ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The relationship of cognition to perceived social support (PSS) was examined in a sample of 188 older medical patients who lived alone before admission to hospital. Most of the patients were African-American; a majority (54.3%) were classified as cognitively impaired, based on performance in the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale. Compared with cognitively intact elders, impaired participants reported lower overall PSS as well as lower PSS in their relationships with friends and significant others. These findings suggest that cognitive functioning is an important factor to influence older medically ill African Americans' perceived social support. Possible risk factors for low PSS and the role of cognition to friendship and maintenance of its social support network are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021216245 A |
| Classmark | LD:QKH: K8: RK: P6: D: E4: 49: 7T |
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