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Social networks and longevity. A 14 year follow-up study among elderly in Denmark

Olsen, Rolf Bang, Olsen, Jørn, Gunner-Svensson, Finn, Waldstrøm, Bodil·1991·Social Science & Medicine
DOI 10.1016/0277-9536(91)90235-5
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Abstract

The hypothesis of the study was that social contacts to close friends and relatives and perceived social integration was able to delay mortality in general and cardiovascular mortality in particular. Altogether 1752 males and females, aged 70-100 years were interviewed by trained nurses in 1972 to 1974. The study group was based upon a random sample of all elderly in the town of Odense, Denmark. More than 80% participated in the survey which included data collection on social networks and health at the time of interviewing. By means of linking the study group to national registries on mortality and causes of mortality practically all in the cohort were traced until 1987. During follow-up 1501 persons died. Most of the association between social networks and mortality were weak and statistically insignificant but had the expected sign. After adjusting for initial health status only the interviewer's assessment of the quality of the network was statistically significant associated with longevity. A feeling of loneliness was found to be associated with cardiovascular mortality, especially for males.

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  • Loneliness predicts increased morbidity and mortality in longitudinal research.

    “A growing body of longitudinal research indicates that loneliness predicts increased morbidity and mortality [12–19].”

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  • Individuals who reported often being lonely exhibited significantly greater risk for cardiovascular mortality than those who reported never being lonely.

    “individuals who reported often being lonely exhibited significantly greater risk than those who reported never being lonely [14]”

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  • The association between loneliness and cardiovascular disease and mortality may have its roots in physiological changes that begin early in life.

    “The association between loneliness and cardiovascular disease and mortality [13, 14, 19] may have its roots in physiological changes that begin early in life.”

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Authors
Olsen, R. B., Olsen, J., Gunner-Svensson, F., & Waldstrøm, B.
Affiliations
  • Aarhus University (DK)
  • Sankt Hans Hospital (DK)
Corresponding author
Olsen, Jørn
ORCID
Olsen, Jørn
Venue
Social Science & Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1991-01
Volume
33
Issue
10
Pages
1189-1195
ISSN
0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0277-9536(91)90235-5
OpenAlex
W1966988382
Cited by
131
References
4
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FWCI
2.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Social Science & Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
social networks, longevity, mortality, cardiovascular mortality, social integration, loneliness, older adults, social contact, sex differences
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cardiovascular Diseases, Denmark, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Loneliness, Longevity, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic, Survival Rate

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