Dong XinQi, Chen Ruijia
a Rush Institute for Healthy Aging , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
J Women Aging. 2017 Mar-Apr;29(2):115-125. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2015.1080534. Epub 2016 Jul 21.
This study aimed to explore the gender differences in the experiences of loneliness in the U.S. Chinese older population. The data were drawn from the PINE study, a population-based study of U.S. Chinese adults aged 60 years and older. The Revised-University of California at Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (R-UCLA) was used to measure loneliness. Overall, older Chinese women (28.3%) had a higher rate of loneliness than older men (23.3%, p < .001). In particular, women were more likely to sometimes or often experience a lack of companionship than men (22.9% vs. 17.3%, p < .001). Older women living with fewer people, with lower health status, poorer quality of life, and worsening health changes over the past year were more likely than men to experience any loneliness. This study indicates that gender differences exist in the prevalence, symptoms, and correlates of loneliness. Longitudinal studies should be undertaken to understand gender differences in risk factors and outcomes of loneliness.
本研究旨在探讨美国华裔老年人群体中孤独感体验的性别差异。数据取自“华裔老人纵向研究”（PINE研究），这是一项针对60岁及以上美国华裔成年人的基于人群的研究。采用修订版的加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校孤独感量表（R-UCLA）来测量孤独感。总体而言，华裔老年女性（28.3%）的孤独感发生率高于老年男性（23.3%，p <.001）。具体来说，女性比男性更有可能有时或经常感到缺乏陪伴（22.9%对17.3%，p <.001）。与较少人同住、健康状况较差、生活质量较低且过去一年健康状况恶化的老年女性比男性更有可能体验到孤独感。本研究表明，孤独感的患病率、症状及相关因素存在性别差异。应开展纵向研究以了解孤独感的风险因素和结果中的性别差异。
