Social relations and health in older people in Spain using SHARE survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Social relationships (SR) are an important aspect in the healthy ageing process. The study aimed to describe SR in over-50s in Spain and analyse their association with physical/emotional, functional and cognitive/sensory health variables.

Methods

The study sample was formed by 5583 people representing the Spanish population aged 50 and over, who participated in the sixth wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). The variables were divided into socio-demographic aspects and economic, health and SR aspects represented by the number of friends, family members and satisfaction with social network and the Revised UCLA loneliness scale. The health variables were grouped using a main component analysis. Multiple linear regressions were perf

SUBMITTER: Silberman-Beltramella M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8978370 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature