Abstract Objectives Drawing on the “Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an
INDEPTH community in South Africa”(HAALSI) baseline survey, we present data on older …

Using data derived from a semi-longitudinal interview study of 45 urban, community-living
African Americans aged 65 and over, this paper explores gender differences in informal …

Family networks are widely assumed to be a key source of support for older people in
Indonesia and Southeast Asia more generally, although empirical study of their composition …

Background Several theories seek to explain how social connections and cognitive function
are interconnected in older age. These include that social interaction protects against …

The increase in the number of older adults in Nigeria is a significant demographic trend,
requiring adequate and sustainable attention. Usually, these older adults depend on family …

This article examines changes over time in social network composition among a sample of
people aged 85 and over at baseline interview in 1987, who were followed-up two and a …

Objectives. Most studies of older adults' social networks focus on their access to dense
networks that yield access to social support. This paper documents gender differences in the …

This study explores dynamic changes in network size and composition by examining
patterns of older adults' social network change over time, that is: types of movements; the …

Social networks and family ties are among the core institutions providing support and
opportunities for engagement to older adults around the world (Berkman, 2000; Bloom et al …

The South African context challenges the conventional categorisation of older persons as
dependent after a certain age. The concurrence of old-age pensions, high unemployment …