Someone to rely on: the impact of social support on self-perceived health in Slovene elderly.

CONCLUSION: Irrespective of gender, socio-economic status or health-related factors, elderly with low level of social support were more likely to perceive their health as poor/very poor. Public health measures to reduce isolation of elderly should be included in the action plan in the frame of the Longevity strategy.
PMID: 31264640 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Ann Ist Super Sanita - March 31, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Vidovicˇ Š, Zaletel-Kragelj L, Stanojevic-Jerkovic O Tags: Ann Ist Super Sanita Source Type: research