Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Scand J Public Health. 2011 Nov;39(7):757-65. doi: 10.1177/1403494811418281. Epub 2011 Sep 22.
To determine the associations between the cognitive aspects of social capital and mental health status in older adults.
Data on older people (65 years of age or older, n = 1,102) were retrieved from a general population mental health survey conducted in Finland in 2008. The response rate was 61%. The associations between self-reported depression (measured by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Short Form, CIDI-SF) or psychological distress (measured by the General Health Questionnaire, GHQ-12) and perceived social support, sense of belonging, and trust were tested by logistic regression analyses.
For the cognitive social capital indicators, difficult access to help from neighbours showed a significant association with depression. Furthermore, not having people to count on, experiencing a lack of concern from other people, and feeling mistrust towards other people were all significantly associated with psychological distress.
Links between mental health and cognitive social capital indicate that social support and trust may be important factors to consider when developing interventions to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders among older adults.
确定老年人社会资本认知方面与心理健康状况之间的关联。
本研究的数据来源于 2008 年在芬兰进行的一项针对一般人群心理健康的调查，调查对象为年龄在 65 岁及以上的老年人（n=1102），应答率为 61%。采用逻辑回归分析检验了自报告抑郁（采用复合国际诊断访谈短表，CIDI-SF）或心理困扰（采用一般健康问卷，GHQ-12）与感知社会支持、归属感和信任之间的关联。
对于认知社会资本指标，难以获得邻居的帮助与抑郁显著相关。此外，没有人可以依靠、感到其他人不关心自己以及对其他人感到不信任均与心理困扰显著相关。
心理健康与认知社会资本之间的联系表明，社会支持和信任可能是制定干预措施以促进老年人心理健康和预防精神障碍的重要因素。
