Effect of Perceived Social Support on Self-care Agency and Loneliness Among Elderly Muslim People

Dural, Gül; Budak, Funda Kavak; Özdemir, Aysel; Gültekin, Abdurrezzak

doi:10.1007/s10943-021-01377-5

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“…Secondly, social support and loneliness are proven to have an impact on the self-care ability and health status of the elderly. 23 , 24 The elderly with poor health are more likely to receive IMSEC services. 25 Social support and health status will affect the living arrangement preference of the elderly.…”

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Choice Preference of Middle-Aged and Elderly People on Integrated Medical Services and Elderly Care Model: A Cross-Sectional Study

Qin,

Zhou,

Cheng

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Facing the increasingly severe aging situation, China has started to implement the “integrated medical services and elderly care (IMSEC)” policy, which covers a variety of IMSEC models. However, there is currently little research on middle-aged and elderly people’s choice preference for these IMSEC models and their associated factors. Through the face-to-face questionnaire method, the choice preference of middle-aged and elderly people aged 45 years and over in Zhejiang Province, China, to the IMSEC model is explored. Through the multinomial logistic regression model, the influencing factors of choice preference are analyzed. A total of 1034 people are included in 2022. Their choice preference for the 4 major types of IMSEC models are Home IMSEC model (48.07%), Community IMSEC model (23.79%), Institutional IMSEC model (21.76%), and Internet Plus IMSEC model (6.38%). “C1. Home elderly care and contracted with a family doctor” is the most chosen subtype, accounting for 34.53%. The rural elderly are more likely to choose “Home IMSEC model” (OR(95%CI) = 2.977(1.343-6.601)). Elderly people with relatively large life care needs are more likely to choose “Institutional IMSEC model” (OR(95%CI) = 1.114(1.042-1.190)). Moreover, age, education, and self-reported health status are also influencing factors of choice preference. The government should focus on promoting the development of the “Home IMSEC model” and increase the promotion of “Internet Plus IMSEC model.” In addition, the life care service capacity and spiritual comfort capacity of IMSEC institutions, as well as the medical service capacity of the community, need to be enhanced.

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Choice Preference of Middle-Aged and Elderly People on Integrated Medical Services and Elderly Care Model: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Cheng

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“…Wong and Leung’s study showed that social support had a positive impact on the mental health of Chinese female migrants [ 40 ], however, the study did not further explore the relationship between social support and other factors, such as social integration. A study of Muslim elderly in Turkey suggested that perceived social support was an important factor influencing loneliness in older adults [ 38 ].…”

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Association between social integration and loneliness among the female migrant older adults with children: the mediating effect of social support

Xu,

Liu,

et al. 2024

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Background The number of migrant older adults with children (MOAC) in China has been increasing in recent years, and most of them are women. This study aimed to explore the mediating effect of social support between social integration and loneliness among the female MOAC in Jinan, China. Methods In this study, 418 female MOAC were selected using multi-stage cluster random sampling in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Loneliness was measured by the eight-item version of the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (ULS-8), and social support was measured by The Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS). Descriptive analyses, t-tests, ANOVA, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to illustrate the relationship between social integration, social support, and loneliness. Results The average scores of ULS-8 and SSRS were 12.9 ± 4.0 and 39.4 ± 5.9 among female MOAC in this study. Social integration and social support were found to be negatively related to loneliness, and the standardized direct effect was -0.20 [95% CI: -0.343 to -0.068] and -0.39 [95% CI: -0.230 to -0.033], respectively. Social support mediated the relationship between social integration and loneliness, and the indirect effect was -0.16 [95% CI: -0.252 to -0.100]. Conclusion The female MOAC’s loneliness was at a relatively lower level in this study. It was found that social integration was negatively associated with loneliness, and social support mediated the relationship between them. Helping female MOAC integrate into the inflow city and improving their social support could be beneficial for alleviating their loneliness.

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“…Studies have shown that improving social support for older people can enhance health promoting behaviours and self-e cacy, thereby improving health condition and life satisfaction [8]. Due to the dual in uence of the degeneration of the body function and the disease, the elderly chronic patients often need more social support in self-care [9].…”

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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the perceived social support scale for older adults

Kong

Zhang

2023

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Background With the deepening of the global aging process, more and more scholars have begun to attach importance to the research on the perceived social support among the elderly. The intention of this study was to introduce and verify the applicability of tools to measure the perceptive social support level of older adults.Methods After acquiring authorization from the authors of the original scale, the perceived social support (PSS) scale for the elderly was adjusted and revised through expert consultation and pre-survey based on the Brislin translation model (translation and back-translation). A total of 627 elderly people from multiple communities in two provinces of China from October 2022 to February 2023 were chose as research targets by convenience sampling method. The translated scale was tested employing item analysis, content validity, structural validity, internal consistency reliability, and retest reliability.Results The final Chinese version scale contained 32 items. The content validity index (I-CVI) at the item level of PSS scale was 0.857ཞ1.000, and the content validity index (S-CVI) at the scale level was 0.964. A total of 5 common factors were extracted from exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 55.558%. As a result of the CFA, χ2/df of the modified model was 1.241, NFI = 0.903, GFI = 0.903, IFI = 0.980, TLI = 0.977, CFI = 0.979, RMSEA = 0.027 and SRMR = 0.037. The Cronbach’s α coefficient, split-half reliability and test-retest reliability of the PSS scale were 0.934, 0.715, and 0.887, respectively.Conclusions The Chinese version of the PSS scale for the elderly had good reliability and validity, and was suitable for measuring the level of perceived social support for the elderly in China. Based on the measurement outcomes of the scale, medical staff can raise the level of social support of the elderly and further improve their life satisfaction.

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Effect of Perceived Social Support on Self-care Agency and Loneliness Among Elderly Muslim People

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Choice Preference of Middle-Aged and Elderly People on Integrated Medical Services and Elderly Care Model: A Cross-Sectional Study

Choice Preference of Middle-Aged and Elderly People on Integrated Medical Services and Elderly Care Model: A Cross-Sectional Study

Association between social integration and loneliness among the female migrant older adults with children: the mediating effect of social support

Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the perceived social support scale for older adults

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