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| The impact of structural and functional characteristics of social relations as determinants of functional decline | | Author(s) | Kirsten Avlund, Rikke Lund, Bjorn E Holstein |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 59B, no 1, January 2004 |
| Pages | pp S43-S51 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Older men ; Older women ; Family relationships ; Physical disabilities ; Longitudinal surveys ; Luxembourg ; Denmark. |
| Annotation | This study examines whether aspects of social relations at baseline are related to functional decline at 5-year follow-up in non-disabled older men and women. Data for this study were collected as part of the NORA study (Nordic Research on Ageing) of 651 non-disabled 75 year olds in Jyväskylä, (Finland) and Glostrup (Denmark). Possible selection problems were considered by using three outcome measures: first, functional decline among the survivors (n=425); second, functional decline, including death, assuming that death is part of the general decline pattern (n=565); and third, mortality (n=651). Social relations were measured at baseline by several items focusing on the structure and function of the social network. For men, no weekly telephone contact was related to functional decline and mortality. For women, less than weekly telephone contact or membership of a retirement club and not sewing for others were significantly related to functional decline and mortality. The associations were strongest when those who had died were included in the outcome measure. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040705212 A |
| Classmark | BC: BD: DS:SJ: BN: 3J: 76F: 76K |
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