Social Capital and Quality of Life in Old Age

Nilsson, Jan; Rana, Asghar; Kabir, Zarina Nahar

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“…Social capital is a determinant of a successful and healthy aging, contributing to higher quality of life of the older population (Cannuscio, Block, & Kawachi, 2003; Cramm, van Dijk, & Nieboer, 2013; Nilsson, Rana, & Kabir, 2006). For example, studies of social capital that involve adults and older adults from high- and middle-income countries have found a positive association with well-being even after adjusting for relevant confounders (Helliwell & Putnam, 2004; Nieminen et al, 2010; Yamaoka, 2008; Yip et al, 2007).…”

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Social Capital, Socioeconomic Status, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults in Bogotá (Colombia)

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The main goal of this study was to evaluate the relationship between levels of cognitive social capital and health related quality of life (HRQOL). A multilevel, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2007 in Bogotá Colombia. A total of 1,907 older adults completed the Spanish version of the SF-8 in order to assess HRQOL. Cognitive dimension of social capital was assessed. Hierarchical linear regressions were conducted to determine the associations between social capital variables and HRQOL. Only 20% to 25% of the population reported trust in others and shared values. Ninety three percent reported that people in their neighborhood would try to take advantage of them if given a chance. Higher social capital indicators were positively associated with the mental and physical dimension of HRQOL. Results from this study support evidence on the disintegration of the Colombian society, which may be influenced by high levels of social inequality.

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Social Capital, Socioeconomic Status, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults in Bogotá (Colombia)

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“…His efforts were pursued by Putnam in Europe and the theory of social capital was developed with the theories of Coleman and Putman (Samimi et al, 2009). Up to now, the relationships between social capital and numerous variables, such as quality of life (Nillson et al, 2006) trust, awareness and occupational satisfaction (Ommen et al, 2009), improved wellbeing and diminished poverty (Woolcock and Narayan, 2006), health and quality of life in workplace (Chen et al, 2010) have been demonstrated in many studies. Social capital creates collaboration, commitment, data sharing and trust.…”

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Investigating the Relationship between Organizational Social Capital and Service Quality in Teaching Hospitals

Farzianpour¹,

Fouroshani²,

Vahidi³

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American Journal of Economics and Business Administration

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Problem statement:In modern age, the service quality and sensitivity towards better qualified service are among the priorities of the global community. Quality is defined as the customer's desire and the customer's perceptions and expectations constitute the key factor determining quality. The issue of quality is particularly important in healthcare service. Nowadays, alongside the human, financial and economic capitals, a new form of capital entitled social capital is being utilized. Social capital may influence the service quality. Facilitating science and improving team work and organizational commitment would probably translate into better quality of products and social capital encompasses all these issues. Approach: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study conducted in educational hospitals of Tabriz, Iran in 2010. The target community consists of workers working in educational hospitals of Tabriz and patients referring to these hospitals. A total of 320 workers and 320 patients were selected for the study. Our data collection tool consisted of two questionnaires which were distributed among the participants after their validity and reliability were established. Once the questionnaires were completed, the statistical coefficients relating to the types of variables (t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and analysis of variance) were calculated and analyzed using SPSS software version 16. Results: Our findings indicate that there is a significant, positive relationship between organizational social capital and the service quality from the patients' point of view, with the correlation between the two variables on a strong level (r = 0.6, p<0.001). Regression analysis results indicate that the five dimensions of social capital account for 0.88% of the variance in service quality equation and the variable relationship among workers in social networks is the most influential factor on service quality in the study population; this factor accounts for 0.59% of the variation in service quality. Conclusion: The existence of a significant relationship between the dimensions of social capital and service quality highlights the importance of social capital of workers in the organization.

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“…First, because other information previously recognized as relevant to HRQoL, such as education, income, and social activity (Brennan, Williams, Berk, & Pasco, 2013; Nilsson, Rana, & Kabir, 2006), was not collected, a number of other potentially important confounders could not be included in the analyses. Residual confounding remains a risk.…”

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Periodontitis and health‐related quality of life in hemodialysis patients

Iwasaki

Borgnakke

Awano

et al. 2016

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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Periodontitis is common among dialysis patients. The current cross‐sectional study aimed to explore associations between periodontitis and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) among hemodialysis patients. Data from 188 dentate patients undergoing hemodialysis between May and July 2008 at a medical center in Kitakyushu city, Japan, were analyzed while applying modified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/American Academy of Periodontology periodontitis case definitions to categorize the participants into the following three groups: severe, moderate, and no/mild periodontitis, respectively. HRQoL was assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study 36‐Item Short Form Health Survey (SF‐36) where a higher score indicates better health status. Associations between periodontitis groups and the eight health domains of SF‐36 were evaluated using general linear models that were adjusted for age, sex, underlying cause of dialysis, duration of dialysis, comorbidities, serum biomarkers, body mass index, smoking status, and alcohol use. Among the 188 participants, 18 (9.6%) had severe periodontitis, 100 (53.2%) had moderate periodontitis, and the remaining 70 (37.2%) had no/mild periodontitis. Compared with the participants with no/mild periodontitis, those with severe periodontitis had worse scores in the following five of eight SF‐36 health scales: physical functioning, role physical, vitality, social functioning, and mental health (P < 0.05). The findings suggest an independent relationship between severe periodontitis and decreased HRQoL among dialysis patients.

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Social Capital and Quality of Life in Old Age

Cited by 104 publications

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Social Capital, Socioeconomic Status, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults in Bogotá (Colombia)

Social Capital, Socioeconomic Status, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults in Bogotá (Colombia)

Investigating the Relationship between Organizational Social Capital and Service Quality in Teaching Hospitals

Periodontitis and health‐related quality of life in hemodialysis patients

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