Background considering the importance of social participation for quality of life and active
ageing in older adults, it is an important target of social and health professionals' …

A review of sleep patterns as a function of age highlights a difficult issue:" What is normal?""
Normal" can be paraphrased in a variety of ways (1) and investigators often use the term to …

This chapter considers the measurement of supportive functions that are perceived to be
available if needed (perceived support) or functions that are reported to be recently provided …

Antibody response to the influenza immunization was investigated in 83 1st-semester
healthy university freshmen. Elevated levels of loneliness throughout the semester and …

Several studies have shown socioeconomic differences in leisure-time physical activity. One
explanation may be socioeconomic differences in relevant psychosocial conditions. The …

Este artigo verifica a validade de constructo da escala de apoio social utilizada em um
estudo de coorte de trabalhadores de uma universidade no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (Estudo …

Stimulated by the finding (Kawachi et al., 1997) that social capital in communities may
mediate the relationship between income inequality and health status, this article describes …

Background and Purpose—We examined longitudinal changes of quality of life (QOL)
covering physical and mental factors in an unselected group of stroke patients and their …

Previous studies have demonstrated the role of social networks, social capital, and social
support in individuals' well-being. However, the ways in which these related constructs …

Objectives: Self-reported sleep efficiency may not precisely reflect objective sleep patterns.
We assessed whether psychosocial factors and affective responses are associated with …