Engelsk titel: Health and social networks as predictors of survival on old age
Författare:
Ljungquist, Birgit
;
Sundström, Gerdt
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 27
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 50759
Sammanfattning
A random sample of non-institutionalised Swedish elderly aged 67+ were interviewed in 1954. All of them are now deceased. Physical health status and activity patterns had the overall most significant effects on subsequent longevity. Among the youngest elderly mental health was, however, even more important as a predictor of survival than was physical health. The impact of most other factors like social networks, mobility, and religiosity was of less magnitude.