title: Health and social support among older women in congregate housing.
abstract: This study of community-dwelling elderly women found that perceptions of positive health status and adequate social support do not decline with age, even among the old old. The relationship between health status and social support reflects the reciprocal nature of person and environment found in the ecologic model.
authors.affiliation: Marquette University, College of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lough
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schank
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods; D012944:Social Support; D014930:Women