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| Associations between anticipated support, physical functioning, and education level among a nationally representative sample of older adults | | Author(s) | Benjamin A Shaw, Mary Janevic |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 16, no 4, August 2004 |
| Pages | pp 539-561 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Educational status [elderly] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which level of anticipated support reported by older people are associated with functional disability. In addition, level of education is tested as a modifier of the relationship. Data are based on a sub-sample of 1,103 adults aged 60-95 from the first wave of the US survey of Aging, Status, and the Sense of Control (ASOC) in 1995. Ordinary least squares regression analysis was used to test a range of model specifications involving anticipated support and functional disability. Levels of anticipated support are inversely associated with functional disability. Risk for functional disability is confined mostly to those reporting lower than average levels of anticipated support. The association is particularly strong with respect to instrumental support and among those older people with low levels of education. These findings expand our understanding of the benefits of social relationships by suggesting that the perception of success to social support may enhance physical functioning in old age. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040909213 A |
| Classmark | P6: CA: C4: F:V: 3F: 7T |
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