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

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

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Main Authors: Michael J. Green, Elise Whitley, Claire L. Niedzwiedz, Richard J. Shaw, S. Vittal Katikireddi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235282732100001X