Cross-national comparison of social isolation and mortality among older adults: A 10-year follow-up study in Japan and England.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Existing evidence links social isolation with poor health. To examine differences in the mortality risk by social isolation, and in socio-economic correlates of social isolation, we analyzed large-scale cohort studies in Japan and England.

Methods

Participants were drawn from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). We analyzed the 10-year mortality among 15 313 JAGES participants and 5124 ELSA respondents. Social isolation was measured by two scales, i.e., scoring the frequency of contact with close ties, and a composite measurement of social isolation risk. We calculated the population attributable fraction, and Cox regression models with multiple imputations were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) for mor

SUBMITTER: Saito M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7898799 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature