Measuring social support among older adults

N Krause, K Markides - The International Journal of Aging …, 1990 - journals.sagepub.com
… relationship between stress, social support, and health among older adults. The index improves
support that is actually received; the scale also assesses variations in individual support

Improving social support for older adults through technology: Findings from the PRISM randomized controlled trial

SJ Czaja, WR Boot, N Charness, WA Rogers… - The …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
support and reducing isolation among older adults. We evaluated the impact of a specially
designed computer system for older adults, the Personal Reminder Information and Social

Social support and self-reported health status of older adults in the United States

AM White, GS Philogene, L Fine… - American journal of …, 2009 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Social support stems from socialsocial relations may affect the health of older persons
is beyond the scope of this article, but inadequate social support and perceived or real social

Social support and subjective burden in caregivers of adults and older adults: A meta-analysis

R del-Pino-Casado, A Frías-Osuna… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
… Our findings support the consideration of perceived social support as a possible good
predictor of subjective burden in caregivers of adult or older adult care-recipients. …

The impact of social activities, social networks, social support and social relationships on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review

ME Kelly, H Duff, S Kelly, JE McHugh Power… - Systematic reviews, 2017 - Springer
… of social activities, social networks and social support on the cognitive functioning of healthy
older adults (50+) and examine the differential effects of aspects of social relationships on …

Relationship of activity and social support to the functional health of older adults

KM Everard, HW Lach, EB Fisher… - … Sciences and Social …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
social support when examining the relationship between engagement with life and functioning
in older adults, … Social support was not associated with functioning in this study. Although …

Is it better to give or to receive? Social support and the well-being of older adults

PA Thomas - … Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
… This study examines the separate effects of several dimensions of giving and receiving
social support on the well-being of older adults, with hypotheses guided by identity theory. …

Social support, stress, and well-being among older adults

N Krause - Journal of gerontology, 1986 - academic.oup.com
… was to examine whether social support buffers the … of older adults. Previous research has
provided contradictory conclusions regarding the stress buffering capacity of supportive social

Older adults' perceptions and experiences of online social support

U Pfeil, P Zaphiris, S Wilson - Interacting with computers, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
older adults’ perception of different aspects of support and identify their motivation for turning
to online support … online support communities could best be utilized to improve older people’…

Computer-mediated social support, older adults, and coping

K Wright - Journal of communication, 2000 - academic.oup.com
… that end, this study explores the impact of computer-mediated social support and companionship
relationships on relational satisfaction and the psychological well-being of older adults. …