Age and gender differences in the association between social participation and instrumental activities of daily living among community-dwelling elderly

Age and gender differences in the association between social participation and instrumental activities of daily living among community-dwelling elderly

Abstract Background Although many studies have suggested social participation (SP) has beneficial effects on elderly people’s health, most of them failed to deal with paid work. Additionally, few studies have focused on the age effect between SP and older people’s health. To investigate whether the...

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Main Authors: Kimiko Tomioka, Norio Kurumatani, Hiroshi Hosoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Social participation
Instrumental activities of daily living
Paid work
Elderly
Age differences
Gender differences
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0491-7

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