Development of a community’s self-efficacy scale for preventing social isolation among community-dwelling older people (Mimamori Scale)

Development of a community’s self-efficacy scale for preventing social isolation among community-dwelling older people (Mimamori Scale)

Abstract Background Among older people in developed countries, social isolation leading to solitary death has become a public health issue of vital importance. Such isolation could be prevented by monitoring at-risk individuals at the neighborhood level and by implementing supportive networks at the...

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Main Authors: Etsuko Tadaka, Ayumi Kono, Eriko Ito, Yukiko Kanaya, Yuka Dai, Yuki Imamatsu, Waka Itoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Elderly
Social isolation
Community networking
Neighborhood
Scale development
Self-efficacy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3857-4

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