Open AccessPerception of Unmet Basic Needs as a Predictor of Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Author(s) -
Dan G. Blazer,
Natalie SachsEricsson,
Celia F. Hybels
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2003.035576
Subject(s) - ethnic group , marital status , gerontology , race (biology) , medicine , demography , perception , psychology , environmental health , population , botany , neuroscience , sociology , anthropology , biology
We sought to determine whether, among older adults (>65 years), a perception that their basic needs are not being met increased mortality risk and whether this risk varied by race/ethnicity.