Open AccessAssociations among living alone, social support and social activity in older adults
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Chan,
Elizabeth Procter-Gray,
Linda C. Churchill,
Jie Cheng,
Rachel Siden,
Annabella Aguirre,
Wenjun Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2020042
Subject(s) - social support , social isolation , gerontology , psychological intervention , social engagement , medicine , social deprivation , activities of daily living , disadvantaged , psychology , demography , physical therapy , social psychology , sociology , psychiatry , social science , political science , law , economics , economic growth
We examined cross-sectional associations of living alone with social isolation among community-dwelling older adults in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.