Social support and subsequent disability: it is not the size of your network that counts | Zendy

Deirdre McLaughlin | Zendy; Janni Leung | Zendy; Nancy A. Pachana | Zendy; Leon Flicker | Zendy; Graeme J. Hankey | Zendy; Amy Shields Dobson | Zendy

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Social support and subsequent disability: it is not the size of your network that counts

Author(s) -

Deirdre McLaughlin,

Janni Leung,

Nancy A. Pachana,

Leon Flicker,

Graeme J. Hankey,

Amy Shields Dobson

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afs036

Subject(s) - social support , activities of daily living , medicine , observational study , gerontology , social engagement , baseline (sea) , social network (sociolinguistics) , cohort study , cohort , psychology , physical therapy , social psychology , social media , social science , oceanography , pathology , sociology , geology , political science , law

high levels of social support and engagement may help sustain good health and functional ability. However, the definition of social support in previous research has been inconsistent and findings are mixed. The aim of this analysis was to explore the effect of two aspects of social support on subsequent disability in a group of community dwelling older women and men.

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