Open AccessSocial Support and Self-Reported Health Status of Older Adults in the United States
Author(s) -
Ann Marie White,
G. Stephane Philogene,
Lawrence J. Fine,
Sarbajit Sinha
Publication year - 2009
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.2008.146894
Subject(s) - confidence interval , gerontology , demography , odds ratio , multinomial logistic regression , medicine , social support , health and retirement study , odds , national health and nutrition examination survey , socioeconomic status , self rated health , educational attainment , national health interview survey , logistic regression , public health , psychology , environmental health , population , statistics , social psychology , nursing , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth , mathematics
We determined whether a representative national probability sample of US community-dwelling older adults who reported less social support also reported poorer general health status, which is a robust predictor of prospective mortality among elders.