Original paper
Social isolation and loneliness as risk factors for hospital admissions for respiratory disease among older adults
Abstract
Rising hospital admissions due to respiratory disease (RD) are a major challenge to hospitals. This study explored modifiable social risk factors among 4478 older adults from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Data were linked with administrative hospital records and mortality registry data (follow-up 9.6 years) and analysed using survival analysis accounting for competing risks. Living alone and social disengagement but not social...
Paper Details
Title
Social isolation and loneliness as risk factors for hospital admissions for respiratory disease among older adults
Published Date
Apr 21, 2020
Journal
Volume
75
Issue
7
Pages
597 - 599
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