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| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1177/07334648251407438 |
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| Title (Primary) | How is self-rated health related to the social network in frail/pre-frail older adults: A prospective cross-sectional study aAssessing healthy aging in three less privileged urban neighborhoods |
| Author | Barth, C.; Bolster, M.; Gerstorf, D.; Kohl, R.; Haase, D.; Visaria, A.; Gellert, P.; Herrmann, W.J. |
| Source Titel | Journal of Applied Gerontology |
| Year | 2025 |
| Department | CLE |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Supplements | Supplement 1 |
| Keywords | self-rated health; frailty; social network; older adults; urban health; healthy aging |
| Abstract | This prospective cross-sectional study examined whether a beneficial social network can buffer the negative association between frailty/pre-frailty and self-rated health among older adults in three less privileged urban neighborhoods. The final sample of 561 Berlin residents aged ≥65 (mean age 75.56 ± 6.66 years, 62.4% female) was assessed using the Frailty Phenotype and the Lubben Social Network Scale. Confounder-adjusted linear regression analyses were performed. The analyses showed that a strong social network is associated with better subjective health for non-frail and pre-frail older adults, but this buffering effect was not observed among frail individuals. We conclude that strengthening social networks may be beneficial for the subjective health of non-frail and pre-frail older adults. This buffering effect may diminish with advanced physiological limitations. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=32021 |
| Barth, C., Bolster, M., Gerstorf, D., Kohl, R., Haase, D., Visaria, A., Gellert, P., Herrmann, W.J. (2025): How is self-rated health related to the social network in frail/pre-frail older adults: A prospective cross-sectional study aAssessing healthy aging in three less privileged urban neighborhoods J. Appl. Gerontol. 10.1177/07334648251407438 |
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