Social network effect on self-rated health in type 2 diabetic patients – results from a longitudinal population-based study

Martina Eller, Rolf Holle, Rüdiger Landgraf and Andreas Mielck ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2008, vol. 53, issue 4, 188-194

Abstract: The results point towards a ‘buffer effect’ of the social network, indicating that the positive effect on health can be seen mostly among those who are exposed to a high level of burden, in this case exposed to a chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes. Copyright Birkhaeuser 2008

Keywords: Social network; Self-rated health; Diabetes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-008-7091-4

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