Publications by authors named "Devis Bianchini"
Background: Certain features of the social environment could maintain and even improve not only psychological well-being, but also health and cognition of the elderly.
Aims: We tested the association between social network characteristics and the number of chronic diseases in the elderly.
Methods: A randomized sample of the elderly population of Brescia, Italy, was evaluated (N = 200, age ≥65 years).