title: Relationship of strength of social support and frequency of social contact with hypertension and general health status among older adults in the mobile care unit in Kuwait.
abstract: The major aim of this research is to examine the relationship between social support and hypertension and general health among older adults who live with their families and receiving care from the governmental institution in Kuwait related to the Ministry of Social Affairs, which is a home care unit. A total of 1,427 participants was selected. Some physical, sociocultural and demographic information was requested. Social support, frequency of contact, strength of relations, and self-rating health scales were used. The Somatic Symptoms Inventory was also used. The SPSS package was used to analyze the data. The findings indiated a direct relationship between social support and general health status among older adults in Kuwaiti society. Social support and social networking has a greater effect on the life of the elderly than on other age categories in the human population, given the decline in the general health of older adults due to psychological functions.
authors.affiliation: College of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kuwait University, Shwiek, Kuwait. alkandari66@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yagoub Yousif
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Al-Kandari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D012944:Social Support