Social Engagement Among US Chinese Older Adults-Findings From the PINE Study
Social Engagement Among US Chinese Older Adults-Findings From the PINE Study
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DOI：
10.1093/gerona/glu152
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发表时间：
2014-11-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Simon, Melissa A.
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作者：
Dong, XinQi;Li, Yu;Simon, Melissa A.
背景。社会参与是老年人晚年生活质量和健康状况的重要指标，但很少有研究全面考察美国华人老年人的社会参与模式。本研究评估了美国华裔老年人的社会参与模式。数据是由中国老年人人口研究项目收集的，这是一项基于人口的横断面研究，研究对象是3159名年龄在60岁及以上的大芝加哥地区的中国老年人。社会参与模式通过16个与社会参与活动相关的问题进行检验。使用方差分析和Pearson或Spearman相关系数来检验社会人口统计学和健康特征与社会参与之间的相关性。中国老年人的社会参与活动与年龄呈负相关。虽然受教育程度对老年人社会参与活动的参与有显著的正相关，但收入没有显示出显著的相关。感知健康状况和生活质量也与社会参与呈正相关。中国老年人更有可能访问社区中心，而不是任何其他社会或文化场所。本研究强调了社区中心在中国老年人生活中的重要作用。此外，还需要通过纵向研究来了解中国老年人社会参与水平的预测因素和结果。
Background. Social engagement is a key indicator of older adults' later life quality and health status, but few studies have comprehensively examined social engagement patterns of U.S. Chinese older adults. This study assesses social engagement patterns among U.S. Chinese older adults.Methods. Data were collected by the Population Study of Chinese Elderly project, a cross-sectional population-based study of 3,159 U.S. Chinese older adults aged 60 and older in the greater Chicago area. Social engagement patterns were examined with a list of 16 social engagement activity related questions. Analysis of variance and Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficients were used to examine correlations between sociodemographic and health characteristics and social engagement.Results. Age was negatively associated with social engagement actives for Chinese older adults. Although education had a significant positive correlation on older adults' participation in social engagement activities, income did not show any significant correlation. Perceived health status and quality of life were also positively correlated with social engagement. Chinese older adults were more likely to visit community centers than any other social or cultural venues.Conclusions. This study highlights the important role community centers play in the lives of Chinese older adults. Further, longitudinal studies are also necessary to understand the predictors and outcomes of social engagement levels among Chinese older adults.