Mental Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, 65320 Vaasa, Finland.
J Aging Health. 2013 Sep;25(6):1013-35. doi: 10.1177/0898264313497508. Epub 2013 Aug 29.
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between aspects of social capital and loneliness among the very old living at home and in institutional settings.
Half of those aged 85 years, and all 90- and 95-year-olds and older in urban and rural municipalities in northern Sweden and western Finland were invited to participate in a cross-sectional population-based study in 2005-2007. A sample of 483 participants who completed the study was included in the analyses.
Loneliness was experienced by 55% percent of those living in institutional settings often or sometimes and 45% of those living in their own homes. Loneliness was closely related to living alone, to depression, and to region (northern Sweden).
Social capital and loneliness are context dependent (i.e., geographical or living environment). Among the very old, the link between social capital resources and loneliness is also highly influenced by health status.
本研究旨在探讨社会资本的各个方面与居家和机构居住的非常老年人孤独感之间的关联。
2005-2007 年，在瑞典北部和芬兰西部的城乡市中邀请了一半的 85 岁及以上老人，以及所有 90 岁及以上的老人参加一项基于人群的横断面研究。在完成研究的 483 名参与者中抽取了一个样本进行分析。
55%经常或有时居住在机构中的人感到孤独，45%居住在自己家中的人感到孤独。孤独感与独居、抑郁以及地区（瑞典北部）密切相关。
社会资本和孤独感是具有背景依赖性的（即地理或居住环境）。在非常老年人中，社会资本资源与孤独感之间的联系也受到健康状况的极大影响。
