Tuesday, October 06, 2015

In-person contact is critical to seniors' mental well-being

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/w-ici100515.php

Public Release: 5-Oct-2015
In-person contact is critical to seniors' mental well-being
Wiley

In a study of adults aged 50 years and older, the probability of experiencing depressive symptoms steadily increased as the frequency of in-person--but not phone or written/email contact--decreased.

Individuals without in-person social contact with children, other family, and friends at least every few months had a significantly higher probability of clinically significant depressive symptoms two years later (11.5%) compared with those having in-person contact once or twice a month (8.1%) or once or twice a week (7.3%).

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