Svetlana V Doubova|Ricardo Pérez?Cuevas|Patricia Atzimba Espinosa-Alarcón|Sergio Flores?Hernández
Social network types and functional dependency in older adults in Mexico
Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI|Mexican Social Security Institute|Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI|Mexican Social Security Institute|Mexican Social Security Institute|Mexican Social Security Institute
social networks play key role caring older adults better understanding characteristics different social networks types tsns given community provides useful information designing policies care age group therefore study three objectives 1 derive tsns among older adults affiliated mexican institute social security 2 describe main characteristics older adults tsn including instrumental economic support receive satisfaction network 3 determine association functional dependency type social networksecondary data analysis 2006 survey autonomy dependency n 3348 tsns identified using structural approach cluster analysis association functional dependency tsns evaluated poisson regression robust variance analysis sociodemographic characteristics lifestyle medical history covariates includedwe identified five tsns diverse community participation 121 diverse without community participation 443 widowed 320 nonfriendsrestricted 76 nonfamilyrestricted 40 older adults belonging widowed restricted networks showed higher proportion dependency negative selfrated health depression older adults functional dependency likely belonged widowed network adjusted prevalence ratio 15 95ci 1121the derived tsns similar described developed countries however identified existence diverse network without community participation widowed network previously described tsns restricted networks represent potential unmet need social security affiliates