Providing instrumental social support is more beneficial to reduce mortality risk among the elderly with low educational level in Taiwan: A 12-year follow-up national longitudinal study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 447-453

  Liao, C C ^a,b,c   Yeh, C J ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Liao, W C ^a   Liao, M Y ^a,d   Lee, Meng Chih ^a,d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

elderly; low educational level; mortality; Providing instrumental social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84939971277     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0545-x     Document Type: Article

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