High social risk and mortality. A prospective study in community-dwelling older adults living in a rural Ecuadorian village

High social risk and mortality. A prospective study in community-dwelling older adults living in a rural Ecuadorian village

High social risk has been associated with mortality, but information on this relationship in remote rural communities is limited. Using the social determinants of health (SDH) specified in the Gijon’s social-familial evaluation scale (SFES), we aimed to assess mortality risk according to levels of s...

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Main Authors: Oscar H. Del Brutto, Robertino M. Mera, Denisse A. Rumbea, Bettsy Y. Recalde, Mark J. Sedler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
Social risk
Social determinants of health
Gijon’s social-familial evaluation scale
Mortality
Population-based cohort
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523000372

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