Social contact and inequalities in depressive symptoms and loneliness among older adults: A mediation analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Social contact and inequalities in depressive symptoms and loneliness among older adults: A mediation analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Social contact, including remote contact (by telephone, email, letter or text), could help reduce social inequalities in depressive symptoms and loneliness among older adults. Data were from the 8th wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (2016/17), stratified by age (n = 1578 aged

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Veröffentlicht in:SSM - population health 2021-03, Vol.13, p.100726-100726, Article 100726
Hauptverfasser: Green, Michael J., Whitley, Elise, Niedzwiedz, Claire L., Shaw, Richard J., Katikireddi, S. Vittal
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Depressive symptoms
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Loneliness
Older adults
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Science & Technology
Social contact
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Zusammenfassung:Social contact, including remote contact (by telephone, email, letter or text), could help reduce social inequalities in depressive symptoms and loneliness among older adults. Data were from the 8th wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (2016/17), stratified by age (n = 1578 aged
ISSN:2352-8273
2352-8273
DOI:10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100726