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Health and Social Support Among Older Women in Congregate Housing
Author(s) -
Lough Mary Ann,
Schank Mary Jane
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1996.tb00271.x
Subject(s) - social support , gerontology , perception , public health , reciprocal , psychology , medicine , social psychology , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience
This study of community‐dwelling elderly women found that perceptions of positive health status and adequate social support do not decline with age, even among the old old. The relationship between health status and social support reflects the reciprocal nature of person and environment found in the ecologic model.