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Health Practices and Perceptions of Social Support in Persons Over Age Sixty

This exploratory study investigated associations between health practices and perceptions of social support for 64 persons ages 60 to 75 years in San Diego, California. In general, elders who were satisfied with their relationships with other people engaged in more healthful practices than those who were not satisfied. Health practices had a stronger association with satisfaction with social support than with the number of supporters. The strongest linkages to health behaviors were variables concerned with communication with other people. Surprisingly, men showed significantly higher correlations between health habits and satisfaction with social support through sharing than women. Significant differences were found, however, between active and inactive elders. Frail, homebound elders had lower correlations between health practices and social support than the other two more active groups.