Does social activity decrease risk for institutionalization and mortality in older people?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 765-774

  Pynnönen, Katja ^a   Törmäkangas, Timo ^a   Heikkinen, Riitta Liisa ^a   Rantanen, Taina ^a   Lyyra, Tiina Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Institutionalization; Mortality; Older people; Social activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84867753054     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs076     Document Type: Article

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