Trajectory of social isolation following hip fracture: an analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) cohort | Zendy

Toby O. Smith | Zendy; J. Dainty | Zendy; Alex J. MacGregor | Zendy

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Trajectory of social isolation following hip fracture: an analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) cohort

Author(s) -

Toby O. Smith,

J. Dainty,

Alex J. MacGregor

Publication year - 2017

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/afx129

Subject(s) - loneliness , social isolation , hip fracture , medicine , cohort , cohort study , longitudinal study , population , physical therapy , gerontology , osteoporosis , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology

social isolation is defined as a lack of meaningful and sustained communication or interactions with social networks. There is limited understanding on the prevalence of social isolation and loneliness in people following hip fracture and no previous understanding of how this changes over time.

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