Frail Elderly Research Support Group (FRESH), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University.
Gothenburg University Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap).
Clin Interv Aging. 2017 Nov 7;12:1867-1877. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S143994. eCollection 2017.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the 1-year effect of the health-promoting intervention "senior meetings" for older community-dwelling persons regarding loneliness, social network, and social support.
Secondary analysis of data was carried out from two randomized controlled studies: Elderly Persons in the Risk Zone and Promoting Aging Migrants' Capabilities. Data from 416 participants who attended the senior meetings and the control group at baseline and the 1-year follow-up in the respective studies were included. Data were aggregated and analyzed with chi-square test and odds ratio (OR) to determine the intervention effect.
The senior meetings had a positive effect on social support regarding someone to turn to when in need of advice and backing (OR 1.72, =0.01). No positive intervention effect could be identified for loneliness, social network, or other aspects of social support.
Health-promoting senior meetings for older community-dwelling persons have a minor positive effect on social support. The senior meetings might benefit from a revision to reinforce content focused on loneliness, social network, and social support. However, the modest effect could also depend on the lack of accessible social resources to meet participants' identified needs, a possible hindrance for a person's capability. This makes it necessary to conduct further research to evaluate the effect of the senior meetings and other health-promoting initiatives on social aspects of older community-dwelling people's lives, since these aspects are of high importance for life satisfaction and well-being in old age.
本研究旨在评估健康促进干预措施“老年人聚会”对社区居住的老年人在孤独感、社交网络和社会支持方面的 1 年效果。
对两项随机对照研究的数据进行二次分析：高危老年人和促进移民能力研究。纳入了分别在基线和研究中老年人聚会组和对照组的 416 名参与者在 1 年随访时的数据。使用卡方检验和优势比（OR）进行数据分析，以确定干预效果。
老年人聚会对在需要建议和支持时可以求助的人方面的社会支持具有积极影响（OR=1.72，p=0.01）。孤独感、社交网络或其他社会支持方面没有观察到积极的干预效果。
针对社区居住的老年人的健康促进老年人聚会对社会支持具有轻微的积极影响。老年人聚会可能需要进行修订，以加强针对孤独感、社交网络和社会支持的内容。然而，这种适度的效果也可能取决于缺乏可获得的社会资源来满足参与者确定的需求，这可能会对一个人的能力造成阻碍。因此，有必要进一步研究评估老年人聚会和其他健康促进举措对老年人社交生活的影响，因为这些方面对老年人的生活满意度和幸福感非常重要。
