Ramirez-Valles Jesus, Dirkes Jessica, Barrett Hope A
a School of Public Health , University of Illinois-Chicago , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2014;57(2-4):218-34. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2013.843225. Epub 2014 May 5.
We evaluate the association between emotional and instrumental support and perceived health and depression symptoms in a sample of 182 gay/bisexual men age ≥ 55. Perceived health was positively correlated with number of sources of emotional support and depression was negatively associated with instrumental support and health care providers' knowledge of patients' sexual orientation. Depression mediates the connection between providers' knowledge of patients' sexual orientation and perceived health. Number of sources of emotional support varied negatively with age and ethnic minority status, and positively with living with a partner. Instrumental support seemed to be dependent on living with a partner.
我们在一个由182名年龄≥55岁的男同性恋者/双性恋男性组成的样本中，评估了情感支持和工具性支持与感知健康及抑郁症状之间的关联。感知健康与情感支持来源的数量呈正相关，而抑郁与工具性支持以及医疗保健提供者对患者性取向的了解呈负相关。抑郁在提供者对患者性取向的了解与感知健康之间起中介作用。情感支持来源的数量与年龄和少数族裔身份呈负相关，与与伴侣同住呈正相关。工具性支持似乎取决于与伴侣同住。
