The Importance of Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Social Capital for the Well Being of Older Adults in the Community
We aimed to investigate whether social capital (obtaining support through indirect ties such as from neighbors) and social cohesion (interdependencies among neighbors) within neighborhoods positively affect the well being of older adults. Design and Methods: This crosssectional study included 945 of 1,440 (66% response rate) independently living older adults (aged !70 years) in Rotterdam. We fitted a hierarchical random effects model to account for the hierarchical structure of the study design: 945 older adults (Level 1) nested in 72 neighborhoods (Level 2). Results: Univariate analyses showe... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Schlagwörter: | Netherlands / community study / multilevel analysis |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26832764 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/38732 |