Loneliness is associated with an increased risk of sedentary life in older Israelis

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-47

  Netz, Yael ^a   Goldsmith, Rebecca ^b   Shimony, Tal ^b   Arnon, Michal ^a   Zeev, Aviva ^a  

^a WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

advanced age; insufficient physical activity; MABAT; social relationship

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARAB; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JEW; LONELINESS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ARABS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; JEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONELINESS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873338757     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.715140     Document Type: Article

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