SOCIAL SUPPORT IN A GENERAL-PRACTICE ELDERLY SAMPLE

被引:12
作者
LAM, DH [1 ]
POWER, MJ [1 ]
机构
[1] INST PSYCHIAT,DEPT PSYCHOL,LONDON,ENGLAND
关键词
SOCIAL SUPPORT; POSTAL SURVEY; GENERAL PRACTICE;
D O I
10.1002/gps.930060207
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
In this study depressed elderly respondents were found to be more dissatisfied with their level of emotional and practical support than were non‐depressed respondents. However, unlike the findings obtained with younger populations, the depressed elderly subgroup were not found to have higher levels for the ideal amounts of support that they would like and, in fact, the majority of the elderly were satisfied with the level of social support that they received. Copyright © 1991 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:89 / 93
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