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| Major determinants of social networks in frail elderly community residents | | Author(s) | Michàl E Mor-Barak |
| Journal title | Home Health Care Services Quarterly, vol 16, nos 1/2, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 121-137 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Although social networks have been extensively studied as independent, intervening and moderating variables affecting health, little attention has been paid to social networks as dependent variables. This research is a longitudinal study which focuses on social networks as the dependent variable. A sample of 3,559 poor, frail older people from California Multipurpose Senior Services Project (MSSP) were evaluated in six month intervals over an eighteen month period. The results indicate that life events, sex, age, and health habits are significant predictors of older people's social networks after 12 months, as well as after 18 months. Implications for intervention and for further research are discussed. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-971209208 A |
| Classmark | P6: 3J: 7T |
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