The effects of volunteering on the physical and mental health of older people
The effects of volunteering on the physical and mental health of older people
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DOI：
10.1177/0164027504271349
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发表时间：
2005-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Lightfoot, E
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文献类型：
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作者：
Lum, TY;Lightfoot, E
这项研究的目的是在越来越多的文献基础上，探讨志愿服务与老年人健康之间的相互关系。来自1993年和2000年资产和健康动态最古老的研究（AHEAD）面板的纵向数据被用来衡量1993年至少志愿100小时的70岁以上人群的健康和心理健康结果。这些发现为早期的说法提供了实证支持，即志愿服务减缓了自我报告的健康和功能水平的下降，减缓了抑郁水平的上升。降低志愿者的死亡率然而.志愿服务对医生诊断的健康状况或疗养院居住率没有影响。研究结果为角色增强的概念提供了支持。
The purpose of this study is to build on the growing body of literature examining the correlations between volunteering and health among older persons. Longitudinal data from the 1993 and 2000 panels of the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old Study (AHEAD) were used to measure health and mental health outcomes of people over age 70 who volunteered at least 100 hours in 1993. The findings provide empirical support to earlier claims that volunteering slows the decline in self-reported health and functioning levels, slows the increase in depression levels. and improves mortality rates for those who volunteer. However. volunteering had no effect on the number of physician-diagnosed health conditions or nursing home residence rates. The findings provide support for the concept of role enhancement.