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| Age, social support and health among older Kuwaitis | | Author(s) | Yagoub Y Al-Kandari, Douglas E Crews |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 15 no 3, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 171-184 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/qaoa.htm |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Blood pressure ; Depression ; Family care ; Family relationships ; Social contacts ; Quantitative studies ; Gulf States. |
| Annotation | Data are reported on social support elements and health status differences across three age groups of Kuwaiti older people. 1,427 adults were included in this study, which examined elements of social support, including total social support scale, frequency of contact (FOC) with relatives and friends, strength of these contacts, religiosity, number of children, and number of children living with older people. The study evaluates health status in terms of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, glucose levels and self-reported somatic symptoms, satisfaction with current health, and health over the last year. The data show that there are important social support elements in all of the age groups. Social support, FOC, strength of relationships, number of children living with older people, and religiosity are shown to influence older Kuwaitis' health and well-being. Social support elements are shown to be higher in the oldest age group. This is one of first studies done in Kuwait which show that there are differences in social support, FOC and strength of relation among all of the age groups. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170526219 A |
| Classmark | CC: BKL: ENR: P6:SJ: DS:SJ: TOA: 3DQ: 7EL |
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