Al-Kandari Yagoub Yousif
College of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kuwait University, Shwiek, Kuwait.
J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2011 Jun;26(2):175-87. doi: 10.1007/s10823-011-9139-9.
The major aim of this research is to examine the relationship between social support and hypertension and general health among older adults who live with their families and receiving care from the governmental institution in Kuwait related to the Ministry of Social Affairs, which is a home care unit. A total of 1,427 participants was selected. Some physical, sociocultural and demographic information was requested. Social support, frequency of contact, strength of relations, and self-rating health scales were used. The Somatic Symptoms Inventory was also used. The SPSS package was used to analyze the data. The findings indiated a direct relationship between social support and general health status among older adults in Kuwaiti society. Social support and social networking has a greater effect on the life of the elderly than on other age categories in the human population, given the decline in the general health of older adults due to psychological functions.
本研究的主要目的是考察在科威特与社会事务部相关的政府机构（一个家庭护理单位）接受护理且与家人同住的老年人中，社会支持与高血压及总体健康之间的关系。总共选取了1427名参与者。收集了一些身体、社会文化和人口统计学信息。使用了社会支持、联系频率、关系强度和自评健康量表。还使用了躯体症状量表。使用SPSS软件包对数据进行分析。研究结果表明，科威特社会中老年人的社会支持与总体健康状况之间存在直接关系。鉴于老年人由于心理功能导致总体健康状况下降，社会支持和社交网络对老年人生活的影响比对其他年龄段人群的影响更大。
