Research Catalog

Title

Social networks and health of the frail elderly / Michál E. Mor-Barak.

Author

Mor-Barak, Michàlle E.

Publication

New York : Garland Pub., 1991.

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Details

Description

xi, 173 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Garland studies on the elderly in America

Uniform Title

Garland studies on the elderly in America.

Subject

• Life change events in old age > California > Longitudinal studies
• Frail older people > Care > California > Longitudinal studies
• Frail older people > Social networks > California > Longitudinal studies
• Frail older people > Health and hygiene > California > Longitudinal studies
• Frail older people > Care
• Frail older people > Health and hygiene
• Frail older people > Social network
• Life change events in old age
• Soziales Netzwerk
• Alter
• Gebrechlichkeit
• California
• USA

Genre/Form

Longitudinal studies

Note

• Includes indexes.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-144).

Contents

Social Networks, Social Support and Health -- Early Theoretical Formulations -- Definition of Concepts -- Major Research Findings -- Social Networks of the Elderly -- Personal Characteristics -- Age -- Gender -- Socioeconomic Status and Income -- Education -- Ethnicity -- Personality -- Frailty -- Major Life Events -- Loss of Spouse -- Retirement -- Relocation -- Life Events Scales -- Research Questions -- Research Methodology -- California's Multipurpose Senior Services Project (MSSP) -- The Sample -- Age and Gender -- Ethnic Composition -- Marital Status -- Education -- Living Situation -- Summary Statistics -- Measures -- Social Network Measure -- Life Events Measure -- Social Network Life Event Interaction Measure -- Subjective Self-Health Measure -- Objective Health Measures -- Measures of Functioning Ability -- Personal Characteristics -- Health Habits -- Informal Instrumental Support -- Probability of Dying Index -- Selection Bias Index -- Analysis -- Causal Model -- Specification of the Model -- Estimation of the Model -- Results -- Overview -- Testing the Research Model Using Instrumental Variables -- Instrumental Variables in the Health Model -- Instrumental Variables in the Social Network Model -- Revising the Research Model -- Testing the Revised Model Using OLS -- Main Effects on Health Regression Model -- Interaction Effect on Health Regression Model -- Social Network Regression Model -- Stability of the Results -- Summary of the Results -- Discussion -- Research Findings in Perspective -- Study's Strengths and Limitation -- Needed Research -- Implications for Policy -- Appendix A -- Appendix B: Examining the Stability of the Results Over the Various Samples of the Study -- Appendix C: Tests for stability of Social Network Parameter Estimates -- A Test for Stability in the First Difference (1 Lag) -- A Test for Stability in the Second Difference (2 Lags) -- Appendix D: Coding for the Significant Life Events Scale.

ISBN

• 081530515X
• 9780815305156

LCCN

91028275

OCLC

• ocm24287463
• 24287463
• SCSB-2029981

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library