ABSTRACT: After a general Introduction to the construct “social networks, ” this article discusses the progressive transformation of the personal social network—family, friends and acquaintances, work and leisure relationships, et cetera—as individuals reach an advanced age. This is followed by a summary and discussion (from a social-constructionist perspective) of a clinical consultation
The analyses presented here examine relationships between structural characteristics of social netwo...
Background Certain features of the social environment could maintain and even improve not only psych...
Several studies have documented the importance of social networks for quality of life (QL) in old ag...
Abstract: Elderly’s health is closely related to their level of social activity. Main-taining an act...
Modern society is a field of information exchange and communication. Therefore, people assume that i...
Abstract Social network types are a composite describing the interpersonal milieu and can be used fo...
Recent demographic changes, declining fertility and mortality, have caused a rapid growth in the old...
Over the past century, advances in health care, higher levels of education, and improved living cond...
In the theoretical part of the thesis, I focused on the elderly, on their institutional care, social...
Family and social networks are changing at all ages, becoming more fragile and less dense, and cont...
This chapter describes recent developments in gerontological network research. After a brief intro-d...
Introduction: Attention to the needs of the elderly is a social necessity, and it seems that evaluat...
Objectives: Much work in social gerontology has examined older adults’ social connectedness, but we ...
Social networks of older adults are an important risk factor for various health outcomes including m...
This article presents an issue narrative non-systematic review about social network typologies for t...
The analyses presented here examine relationships between structural characteristics of social netwo...
Background Certain features of the social environment could maintain and even improve not only psych...
Several studies have documented the importance of social networks for quality of life (QL) in old ag...
Abstract: Elderly’s health is closely related to their level of social activity. Main-taining an act...
Modern society is a field of information exchange and communication. Therefore, people assume that i...
Abstract Social network types are a composite describing the interpersonal milieu and can be used fo...
Recent demographic changes, declining fertility and mortality, have caused a rapid growth in the old...
Over the past century, advances in health care, higher levels of education, and improved living cond...
In the theoretical part of the thesis, I focused on the elderly, on their institutional care, social...
Family and social networks are changing at all ages, becoming more fragile and less dense, and cont...
This chapter describes recent developments in gerontological network research. After a brief intro-d...
Introduction: Attention to the needs of the elderly is a social necessity, and it seems that evaluat...
Objectives: Much work in social gerontology has examined older adults’ social connectedness, but we ...
Social networks of older adults are an important risk factor for various health outcomes including m...
This article presents an issue narrative non-systematic review about social network typologies for t...
The analyses presented here examine relationships between structural characteristics of social netwo...
Background Certain features of the social environment could maintain and even improve not only psych...
Several studies have documented the importance of social networks for quality of life (QL) in old ag...