Strengthening and Sustaining Social Supports for Rural Elders

Rural elders face unique challenges in maintaining and strengthening their social supports. The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that influence social supports for rural elders as well as to identify implications for nursing practice and research. An extensive review of the literature rev...

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Main Authors: Kristie J. Clark, Beverly D. Leipert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rural Nurse Organization; Binghamton University 2012-04-01
Series:Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care
Online Access:https://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/140