Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Aging Health. 2014 Oct;26(7):1172-88. doi: 10.1177/0898264314533722.
Loneliness is an important indicator of well-being. However, we have limited understanding of loneliness in minority aging populations. This study aims to identify the prevalence of loneliness among U.S. Chinese older adults.
Data were drawn from the PINE study, a population-based study of 3,159 U.S. Chinese older adults in the Greater Chicago area.
Our findings indicated that the prevalence of loneliness was 26.2%. Older adults with older age, female gender, and living alone reported higher prevalence of loneliness. Older adults with worsened health status, poorer quality of life, and negative health changes over the past year were also more likely to experience loneliness.
Loneliness is common among U.S. Chinese older adults in the Greater Chicago area. Future longitudinal studies are needed to improve the understanding of risk factors and outcomes associated with loneliness in Chinese older adults.
孤独感是幸福感的一个重要指标。然而，我们对少数民族老年人群体中的孤独感了解有限。本研究旨在确定美国华裔老年人的孤独感患病率。
数据来自 PINE 研究，这是一项针对大芝加哥地区 3159 名美国华裔老年人的基于人群的研究。
我们的研究结果表明，孤独感的患病率为 26.2%。年龄较大、女性和独居的老年人报告孤独感患病率较高。健康状况恶化、生活质量较差以及过去一年健康状况发生负面变化的老年人也更有可能感到孤独。
在大芝加哥地区的美国华裔老年人中，孤独感较为普遍。需要进行未来的纵向研究，以提高对与中国老年人孤独感相关的风险因素和结果的认识。
