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datestamp: 2020-04-23 05:32:16
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Splinter, M
title: The influence of social isolation & loneliness on the mortality risk of German older adults
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
abstract: The older aged group in Germany is growing rapidly. Previous work on this group has focused on their mortality risk by studying social isolation and loneliness, but less so with combined elements. This research analyses their use for studying mortality risk for the elderly in Germany, and looks at the role of the level of religiosity and the degree of urbanity of the elderly by using interaction effects. Survey data from the German Ageing Survey which was collected by the German Centre of Gerontology is used. Binary logistic regressions show that there is a negative association between social isolation and the mortality risk of older aged adults. The interaction effects show that rural residence areas can be detrimental for older aged adults. The analyses provide support for the use of social isolation instruments in mortality risk research. Policy may be directing its attention mainly at rural isolated older adults.
date: 2017
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Rubin, O
keywords_local: Degree of urbanity
keywords_local: Level of religiosity
keywords_local: Mortality risk
keywords_local: Loneliness
keywords_local: Social isolation
keywords_local: German Ageing Survey
language_iso: en
titleorder: influence of social isolation & loneliness on the mortality risk of German older adults
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date_of_import: 2020-04-22
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date_issued: 2017-01-01
citation:   Splinter, M  (2017) The influence of social isolation & loneliness on the mortality risk of German older adults.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1835/1/MasterThesis_MS.pdf