Social isolation and health-promoting behaviors among older adults living with different health statuses: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the characteristics and relationships of social isolation and health promoting behaviors of Chinese older adults with different health statuses.

Methods

Totally 485 older adults were recruited. They were divided into three groups based on their health status: healthy group (n = 72), group with one disease (n = 183) and group with multimorbidity (n = 230). Lubben Social Network Scale-6 and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II were used to measure their social isolation and health-promoting behaviors, respectively.

Results

Among the aged with one disease or multimorbidity, 30.6% (56/183) and 31.7% (73/230) were socially isolated, respectively, based on the score of the Lubben Social Network Scale-6. The three groups differed

SUBMITTER: Wu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8283714 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature