Characterization of different groups of elderly according to social engagement activity patterns

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 776-781

  Croezen, S ^a   Haveman Nies, A ^a,b   Alvarado, V J ^a   Van't Veer, P ^a   De Groot, C P G M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Academic Collaborative Centre AGORA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Health promotion; Health status; Older adults; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORT; VOLUNTARY WORKER; WORK;

EID: 72249122790     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0213-8     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Rowe JW, Kahn RL. Human aging: usual and successful. Science 1987;237:143-149
2. House JS, Landis KR, Umberson D. Social Relationships and Health. Science 1988;241:540-545.
3. Seeman TE. Social ties and health: The benefits of social integration. Annals of Epidemiology 1996;6:442-451.
4. Berkman LF, Glass T, Brissette I, Seeman TE. From social integration to health: Durkheim in the new millennium. Social Science & Medicine 2000;51:843-857. (Pubitemid 30326785)
5. Bath PA, Deeg D. Social engagement and health outcomes among older people: introduction to a special section. European Journal of Ageing 2006;2:24-30. (Pubitemid 41348942)
6. Mendes de Leon CF, Glass TA, Berkman LF. Social Engagement and Disability in a Community Population of Older Adults: The New Haven EPESE. American Journal of Epidemiology 2003;157:633-642.
7. Slater MD. Theory and method in health audience segmentation. Journal of Health Communication 1996;1:267-283
8. Mayer JP, Taylor JR, Thrush JC. Exploratory cluster analysis of behavioral risks for chronic disease and injury: implications for tailoring health promotion services. Journal of Community Health 1990;15:377-389
9. Slater MD, Flora JA. Health lifestyles: audience segmentation analysis for public health interventions. Health Education Quarterly 1991;18:221-233
10. Boslaugh SE, Kreuter MW, Nicholson RA, Naleid K. Comparing demographic, health status and psychosocial strategies of audience segmentation to promote physical activity. Health Education Research 2005;20:430-438. (Pubitemid 41399476)
11. Idler EL, Benyamini Y. Self-Rated Health and Mortality: A Review of Twenty-Seven Community Studies. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 1997;38:21-37.
12. Hoeymans N, Feskens E, van den Bos GA, Kromhout D. Measuring functional status: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between performance and self-report (Zutphen Elderly Study 1990-1993). Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 1996;49:1103-1110.
13. Friedman B, Heisel M, Delavan R. Validity of the SF-36 Five-Item Mental Health Index for Major Depression in Functionally Impaired, Community-Dwelling Elderly Patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005;53:1978-1985. (Pubitemid 41826078)
14. Hoeymans N, Garssen AA, Westert GP, Verhaak PF. Measuring mental health of the Dutch population: a comparison of the GHQ-12 and the MHI-5. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2004;2:23. (Pubitemid 39112008)
15. Perenboom R, Oudshoom K, van Herten L, Hoeymans N, Bijl R. Life-expectancy in good mental health: establishing cut-offs for the MHI-5 and GHQ-12 (in Dutch). Leiden: TNO, 2000.
16. de Jong-Gierveld J, Kamphuls F. The Development of a Rasch-Type Loneliness Scale. Applied Psychological Measurement 1985;9:289-299.
17. de Jong-Gierveld J, Kamphuis F, Dykstra PA. Loneliness and social isolation. In: Vangelisti A, Perlman D, eds. Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006:485-500.
18. Hair Jr JF, Black WC, Babin BJ, Anderson RE, Tatham RL. Cluster Analysis. Multivariate Data Analysis, sixth edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc, 2006:555-628.
19. Netherlands Statistics. Key figures of the population forecasts 2006-2050. Voorburg/Heerlen, 2008.
20. Glass TA, Mendes de Leon C, Marottoli RA, Berkman LF. Population based study of social and productive activities as predictors of survival among elderly Americans. British Medical Journal 1999;319:478-483.
21. Wahrendorf M, von dem Knesebeck O, Siegrist J. Social productivity and well-being of older people: baseline results from the SHARE study. European Journal of Ageing 2006;3:67-73.