Financial strain and social support as moderators of the relationship between living alone and depressive symptoms in older people.

Autor: Chen TF; Department of Geriatric Health Promotion, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli County, Houlong, 356006, Taiwan., Pien LC; Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, 110301, Taiwan., Fan CS; Department of Geriatric Health Promotion, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli County, Houlong, 356006, Taiwan., Liang KL; Department of Aging Health and Long-Term Care Management Program for Undergraduate Indigenous Students, National Chi-Nan University, Nantou County, 545301, Taiwan., Chiu YW; Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University & Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No. 110, Sec 1, Jianguo N. Rd, Taichung, 402306, Taiwan, R.O.C.. bethchiu@csmu.edu.tw.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC geriatrics [BMC Geriatr] 2024 Aug 01; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 646. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 01.
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05237-1
Abstrakt: This study investigated the moderating effect of financial strain or social support on depressive symptoms among older people living alone in Taiwan. Data were collected from the "Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging (TLSA)," which included 1513 participants aged 65 and over, among them, 153 (10.1%) were living alone, while 1360 (89.9%) were living with others. Measurement tools included the Depression scale (CES-D), financial stress scale, social support scale, ADL scale, IADL scale, and stress scale, with Cronbach's α coefficients were 0.85, 0.78, 0.67, 0.91, 0.90, and 0.70 respectively. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to examine the moderator effect. The findings revealed that (1) Financial strain was found to moderate the relationship between living alone and depressive symptoms, acting as a promotive moderator among older men living alone. For older women, financial stress does not moderate the relationship between living alone and depressive symptoms. However, financial strain was also identified as a significant factor associated with depressive symptoms among older women living alone. (2) Social support does not moderate effect on the relationship between living alone and depressive symptoms in older men or older women. These results underscore the importance of considering financial stress in mental health policy development by government agencies. It is imperative to address the unique challenges faced by older individuals living alone, particularly in relation to financial strain, in order to promote their mental well-being.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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