Exploring the Interplay of Social Support, Depression, and Quality of Life of Community Older Adults Through Structural Equation Modeling.

Autor:	Tengku Mohd TAM; Public Health Unit, Department of Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Malaysia.; Afiyah Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Malaysia., Choo WY; Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Hairi F; Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Hairi NN; Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Ahmad NS; National Centre of Excellence for Mental Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Cyberjaya, Malaysia., Amer Nordin A; Institute of Health Systems Research (IHSR), National Institute of Health, Shah Alam, Malaysia., Ismail N; Tobacco Control Unit, Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia., Sooryanarayana R; Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Asia-Pacific journal of public health [Asia Pac J Public Health] 2024 May; Vol. 36 (4), pp. 344-351. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 05.
DOI:	10.1177/10105395241240967
Abstrakt:	Social support (SS) has been widely recognized to have a protective effect influencing older adults' emotional and psychological well-being. This study aimed to determine the relationships of structural SS and functional SS on depression and quality of life among the community-dwelling older adults in the rural and Asian context. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2324 community older adults aged 60 years and above in Kuala Pilah, Malaysia. Participants were recruited via multistage sampling and interviewed face-to-face. The relationships were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Structural SS was associated with functional SS (β = 0.05). Only functional SS (having a role, knowing what is going on, and having a confidant) was found to be significantly associated with depression (β = -0.07) and quality of life (physical component [β = 0.08], mental component [β = 0.31]). In summary, functional SS and familial SS should be addressed to reduce depression and improve quality of life among older adults. Community initiatives to increase awareness in optimizing social support should be conducted for quality of life among community older adults. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
Externí odkaz:	Zobrazit plný text záznamu