Solo but Not Alone: An Examination of Social and Help Networks among Community-Dwelling Older Adults without Close Family.
Solo but Not Alone: An Examination of Social and Help Networks among Community-Dwelling Older Adults without Close Family.
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DOI：
10.1177/07334648221135588
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发表时间：
2023-03
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Ornstein, Katherine A.
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作者：
Lowers, Jane;Zhao, Duzhi;Bollens-Lund, Evan;Kavalieratos, Dio;Ornstein, Katherine A.
这项研究评估了生活在社区中没有配偶或附近孩子的成年人的个人和健康任务的帮助来源。我们利用国家健康和老龄化趋势研究 (NHATS) 的数据（全国范围内 65 岁及以上 Medicare 受益人的代表性样本）对 2,998 名在过去一个月接受过个人、家庭或医疗任务援助的社区居住成年人进行了一项基于人群的研究。使用方差分析，我们将独自衰老的成年人与在同一州有配偶和/或孩子的成年人进行了比较。独居的成年人更有可能将非子女/配偶的家人、朋友、邻居和付费助手视为其社交网络的一部分。他们的无偿帮助来源包括兄弟姐妹（33%）、朋友（32%）和非家庭成员（例如邻居（23%））。独居成年人尽管收入低于已婚同龄人，但更有可能聘请付费护理人员。支持独自衰老的成年人的干预措施应纳入多样化的社交/帮助网络。
This study evaluates help sources for personal and health tasks of adults living in the community without a spouse or nearby children. Using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries ages 65 and over, we conducted a population-based study of 2,998 community-dwelling adults who received assistance with personal, household, or medical tasks in the past month. Using ANOVA, we compared adults aging solo to those with spouses at home and/or children in the same state. Adults aging solo were significantly more likely to identify non-child/spouse family, friends, neighbors and paid aides as part of their social networks. Their sources of unpaid help included siblings (33%), friends (32%), and non-family (e.g., neighbors (23%)). Adults aging solo were more likely to use paid caregivers, despite having lower incomes than married peers. Interventions to support adults aging solo should incorporate diverse social/help networks.
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gby119
发表时间：
2019-10-04
期刊：
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
影响因子：
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作者：
Djundeva M;Dykstra PA;Fokkema T
通讯作者：
Fokkema T
影响因子：
1.7
作者：
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通讯作者：
Drentea P
影响因子：
6
作者：
Call, KT;Finch, MA;Kane, RA
通讯作者：
Kane, RA
影响因子：
1.6
作者：
Konda, Sanjit R.;Gonzalez, Leah J.;Egol, Kenneth A.
通讯作者：
Egol, Kenneth A.
DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbac039
发表时间：
2022-05-05
影响因子：
6.2
作者：
Freak-Poli, Rosanne;Kung, Claryn S. J.;Ryan, Joanne;Shields, Michael A.
通讯作者：
Shields, Michael A.