Loneliness among the rural older people in Anhui, China: prevalence and associated factors
Objectives To clarify the prevalence of loneliness and evaluate the impact of social support, family function and socio‐demographic factors on loneliness and their correlation among the rural older people in Anhui, China. Methods A sample of 5652 older people were surveyed using the UCLA (University...
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To clarify the prevalence of loneliness and evaluate the impact of social support, family function and socio‐demographic factors on loneliness and their correlation among the rural older people in Anhui, China.
Methods
A sample of 5652 older people were surveyed using the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles)‐Loneliness Scale, the FAD (family assessment device), and the SSRS (Social Support Rating Scale).
Results
78.1% of the older people had moderate to severe levels of loneliness. There was a great difference between loneliness level and subjects' age, marital status and income, family size and education level. Social support and family function were negatively associated with loneliness. Multiple regressions indicated that more social support and better family function offered protection against loneliness.
Conclusions
The high rate of loneliness among rural older people in Anhui deserves attention. Family function and social support have played an important role in the development and course of loneliness. The strategy and intervention to alleviate loneliness among rural older people should be designed to enhance family function and social support. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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To clarify the prevalence of loneliness and evaluate the impact of social support, family function and socio‐demographic factors on loneliness and their correlation among the rural older people in Anhui, China.
Methods
A sample of 5652 older people were surveyed using the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles)‐Loneliness Scale, the FAD (family assessment device), and the SSRS (Social Support Rating Scale).
Results
78.1% of the older people had moderate to severe levels of loneliness. There was a great difference between loneliness level and subjects' age, marital status and income, family size and education level. Social support and family function were negatively associated with loneliness. Multiple regressions indicated that more social support and better family function offered protection against loneliness.
Conclusions
The high rate of loneliness among rural older people in Anhui deserves attention. Family function and social support have played an important role in the development and course of loneliness. The strategy and intervention to alleviate loneliness among rural older people should be designed to enhance family function and social support. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0885-6230</identifier><identifier>ISSN: 1099-1166</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1099-1166</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1002/gps.2656</identifier><identifier>PMID: 21274905</identifier><identifier>CODEN: IJGPES</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd</publisher><subject>Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Biological and medical sciences ; China ; China - epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Demographics ; Emotions ; Family Characteristics ; family function ; Female ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; General aspects ; Geriatric psychiatry ; Geriatric psychology ; Geriatrics ; Humans ; Loneliness ; Male ; Medical sciences ; Middle Aged ; Older people ; Prevalence ; Psychoanalysis ; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry ; Psychopathology. Psychiatry ; Regression Analysis ; Risk Factors ; Rural areas ; rural older people ; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data ; Social Support ; Surveys and Questionnaires</subject><ispartof>International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2011-11, Vol.26 (11), p.1162-1168</ispartof><rights>Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</rights><rights>2015 INIST-CNRS</rights><rights>Copyright John Wiley and Sons, Limited Nov 2011</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c5156-fea8a268b83fde0d5dc74cdd2d97e81185862b844aa5cbb8540ea69839775a9a3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c5156-fea8a268b83fde0d5dc74cdd2d97e81185862b844aa5cbb8540ea69839775a9a3</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002%2Fgps.2656$$EPDF$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002%2Fgps.2656$$EHTML$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,1416,27923,27924,45573,45574</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttp://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=24602868$$DView record in Pascal Francis$$Hfree_for_read</backlink><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21274905$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Wang, Guoying</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Zhang, Xiujun</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Wang, Kai</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Li, Youhai</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Shen, Qiong</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Ge, Xiaojiao</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Hang, Wei</creatorcontrib><title>Loneliness among the rural older people in Anhui, China: prevalence and associated factors</title><title>International journal of geriatric psychiatry</title><addtitle>Int. J. Geriat. Psychiatry</addtitle><description>Objectives
To clarify the prevalence of loneliness and evaluate the impact of social support, family function and socio‐demographic factors on loneliness and their correlation among the rural older people in Anhui, China.
Methods
A sample of 5652 older people were surveyed using the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles)‐Loneliness Scale, the FAD (family assessment device), and the SSRS (Social Support Rating Scale).
Results
78.1% of the older people had moderate to severe levels of loneliness. There was a great difference between loneliness level and subjects' age, marital status and income, family size and education level. Social support and family function were negatively associated with loneliness. Multiple regressions indicated that more social support and better family function offered protection against loneliness.
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The high rate of loneliness among rural older people in Anhui deserves attention. Family function and social support have played an important role in the development and course of loneliness. The strategy and intervention to alleviate loneliness among rural older people should be designed to enhance family function and social support. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</description><subject>Aged</subject><subject>Aged, 80 and over</subject><subject>Biological and medical sciences</subject><subject>China</subject><subject>China - epidemiology</subject><subject>Cross-Sectional Studies</subject><subject>Demographics</subject><subject>Emotions</subject><subject>Family Characteristics</subject><subject>family function</subject><subject>Female</subject><subject>Fundamental and applied biological sciences. 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To clarify the prevalence of loneliness and evaluate the impact of social support, family function and socio‐demographic factors on loneliness and their correlation among the rural older people in Anhui, China.
Methods
A sample of 5652 older people were surveyed using the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles)‐Loneliness Scale, the FAD (family assessment device), and the SSRS (Social Support Rating Scale).
Results
78.1% of the older people had moderate to severe levels of loneliness. There was a great difference between loneliness level and subjects' age, marital status and income, family size and education level. Social support and family function were negatively associated with loneliness. Multiple regressions indicated that more social support and better family function offered protection against loneliness.
Conclusions
The high rate of loneliness among rural older people in Anhui deserves attention. Family function and social support have played an important role in the development and course of loneliness. The strategy and intervention to alleviate loneliness among rural older people should be designed to enhance family function and social support. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</abstract><cop>Chichester, UK</cop><pub>John Wiley & Sons, Ltd</pub><pmid>21274905</pmid><doi>10.1002/gps.2656</doi><tpages>7</tpages></addata></record> |
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