The relationship between social support and happiness in older adults referred to health centers in Zarrin Shahr, Iran

Autor: Zohreh Beygi, Mahnaz Solhi, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Agha Fatemeh Hoseini
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 9, Iss 9, Pp e19529- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19529
Popis: Background: Creasing the older adult population has become a major public health challenge. Social support plays an important role in people's health. Social support helps improve the living conditions of the elderly and brings happiness into the lives of the elderly. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social support and happiness status in 60–75-year-olds referred to health centers of Zarrin Shahr, Iran in 2019.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 584 samples (female: 62.2%, men: 37.8%) participated in this study. To collect data for this study, Oxford Happiness, and Social Support questionnaires were used. The older adults of the target group were selected through simple multistage random sampling from the health centers of Zarrin Shahr. The collected data were entered into SPSS software version 22. They were described and analyzed by inferential statistics and regressions at a 95% confidence level.Results: Sex, marital status, and level of education influenced total social support (P
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