Maryam Tajvar|Emily Grundy|Astrid E. Fletcher
Social support and mental health status of older people: a population-based study in Iran-Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences|London School of Economics and Political Science|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
investigate direct stressbuffering associations social support family mental health older people iran country recently undergone exceptionally fast fertility transition consequently experiencing rapid population ageinga crosssectional stratified random survey 800 people aged 60 years resident tehran conducted total 644 people responded social provisions scale general health questionnaire used measure perceived social support mental health respectively multilevel mixedeffects models used examine hypothesesthe findings supported hypothesis direct association perceived received social support mental health however find strong evidence suggest social support buffered effects stress arising limitations physical functioning lack help paperwork associated worse mental health women men source support seem importantour results indicated tehran western settings social support important mental wellbeing older people recommendations policy research priorities based study findings provided