ABSTRACT
Introduction As people age and become more vulnerable, their social circumstances particularly impact their health.[1]–[8] Even so, the many descriptions of how social factors, aging and health relate to each other employ various terms. Social inequalities, social environments, sense of life control and coherence, social support, social networks, social engagement, social capital, social cohesion, and socioeconomic status each have been associated with health status.[9]–[11] While the varying terminology reects dierent traditions and elds of study, a useful discipline is imposed by aiming for an approach that is feasible, valid, rooted in clinical practice and summarizable for policy-making.
