The impact of social relationships on the maintenance of independence in advanced old age: Findings of a Swiss longitudinal study

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-209

  Pin, S ^a   Guilley, E ^a   Spini, D ^b   Lalive D'Epinay, C ^b  

^a Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Independence; Longitudinal; Oldest old; Social networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RELATIVE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWITZERLAND;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 21544439834     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-005-0250-9     Document Type: Article

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