Social connectedness and predictors of successful ageing
Conclusions: A healthy lifestyle and maintenance of healthy weight, but not social connectedness, may improve the chances of ageing successfully by our definition. Social connectedness may be related to a perception of ageing well, but it does not appear to help avoid the usual conditions associated with ageing.
Source: Maturitas - Category: Primary Care Authors: Allison M. Hodge, Dallas R. English, Graham G. Giles, Leon Flicker Tags: Research articles Source Type: research
More News: Angioplasty | Arthritis | Asthma | Cancer | Cancer & Oncology | Cardiology | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | Diabetes | Disability | Endocrinology | Gallstones | Heart | Heart Attack | Hypertension | Primary Care | Psychology | Rheumatology | Smokers | Stroke | Study | Women