Does Social Activity Decrease Risk for Institutionalization and Mortality in Older People?

Does social activity decrease risk for institutionalization and mortality in older people?

OBJECTIVES Social inactivity predicts adverse health events, but less is known about how different dimensions of social activity are related to health. The aim of this study was to investigate collective (e.g., cultural and organizational activities) and productive (e.g., helping others) social activity as predictors of risk for mortality and institutionalization in old age. METHOD A total of...

Health risk appraisal in older people 2: the implications for clinicians and commissioners of social isolation risk in older people.

BACKGROUND Social isolation is associated with poorer health, and is seen by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the major issues facing the industrialised world. AIM To explore the significance of social isolation in the older population for GPs and for service commissioners. DESIGN OF STUDY Secondary analysis of baseline data from a randomised controlled trial of health risk app...

A Self-report Home Environment Screening Tool for Determining Fall Risk in Iranian Older People

Objectives Older people are at risk of falling and its complications more than other age groups. Evaluation of environmental hazards requires time and money. So it seems necessary to design a self-report questionnaire for initial screening. This study aims to develop a self-report tool for falling risk assessment in Iranian older people. Methods & Materials After approval of the Ethics Committ...

Vitamin supplements and mortality in older people.

Suffering from Loneliness Indicates Significant Mortality Risk of Older People

Background. The harmful associates of suffering from loneliness are still in dispute. Objective. To examine the association of feelings of loneliness with all-cause mortality in a general aged population. Methods. A postal questionnaire was sent to randomly selected community-dwelling of elderly people (>74 years) from the Finnish National Population Register. The questionnaire included demogra...