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Social support and health of older people in Middle Eastern countries — a systematic review
Author(s)	Maryam Tajvar, Astrid Fletcher, Emily Grundy, Mohammad Arab
Journal title	Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 32, no 2, June 2013
Publisher	Wiley Blackwell, June 2013
Pages	pp 71-78
Source	wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag
Keywords	Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Informal care ; Middle East ; Literature reviews.
Annotation	The aim of this study was to review quantitative studies exploring the association between social support (SS) and the health of older people in Middle Eastern countries. 16 databases and other resources were searched to identify studies that met the inclusion criteria of the review. Of these, 22 studies met the criteria. Even allowing for the diversity of the studies included, this review offered strong and consistent evidence for a positive relation between SS and mental health, while there was inconsistent evidence of an association between SS and other health outcomes. The limited evidence for the Middle Eastern region confirms findings from other settings on the importance of SS for mental health in later life. Current evidence is inadequate to assess whether SS is associated with physical health. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-130712215 A
Classmark	CC: D: P6: 7G: 64A
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