Improving Health and Well-Being in Aging Rural America Through the Social Determinants Framework.

Authors :: Smalls, Brittany L
Gibson, Allison
Lacy, Mary E
Pope, Caitlin N
Pope, Natalie D
Rhodus, Elizabeth K
Schoenberg, Nancy
Taylor, Wanda G
Source :: Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences; Jul2023, Vol. 78 Issue 7, p1185-1191, 7p
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: The authors reflect on the determinants of health and well-being among community-dwelling older people living in rural areas in the U.S. and the use of the social determinants of health (SDH) framework to determine said determinants. Also cited are the vulnerabilities faced by the said aging population like poor health status and low socioeconomic status, and the key role played by rural caregivers (CG) in caring for the said people.

Subjects :: WELL-being
SOCIAL determinants of health
HEALTH services accessibility
CONCEPTUAL structures
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
HEALTH
HEALTH equity
TELEMEDICINE

Language :: English
ISSN :: 10795014
Volume :: 78
Issue :: 7
Database :: Complementary Index
Journal :: Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 164550132
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad032

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