How does social support affect functional impairment in late life? Findings of a multicenter prospective cohort study in Germany.
Age Ageing
; 46(5): 813-820, 2017 09 01.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
to investigate how social support affects functional impairment (FI) in late life in a longitudinal approach.Methods:
in a multicenter prospective cohort study, subjects in old age (≥75 years at baseline) were interviewed every 1.5 years. Social support was quantified in the follow-up (FU) Waves 2 and 4 (FU Wave 2 n = 2,349; FU Wave 4 n = 1,484). FI was assessed by using the Lawton and Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale.Results:
fixed effects regressions showed that a decrease in social support is associated with FI in the total sample and in both sexes. The effect on FI was most pronounced with the dimension social integration, whereas changes in practical support only affected FI in the total sample and changes in emotional support only affected FI in men.Conclusions:
our findings emphasise the importance of social support for functional status in late life. Thus, strengthening social support in old age might be effective in maintaining functional abilities.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Apoyo Social
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Envejecimiento
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Age Ageing
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania