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Association between caring for grandchildren and feelings of loneliness, social isolation and social network size: a cross-sectional study of community dwelling adults in Germany

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine whether there is an association between grandparental care and loneliness, social isolation and/or the size of an individual’s social network among community-based adults aged ≥40 years. METHODS: Cross-sectional data were drawn from a population-based...

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Autores principales: Quirke, Eleanor, König, Hans-Helmut, Hajek, André
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7008440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31848160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029605