Mao Weiyu, Chi Iris, Wu Shinyi
1 School of Social Work, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA.
2 Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Res Aging. 2019 Feb;41(2):115-138. doi: 10.1177/0164027518783512. Epub 2018 Jun 21.
This study investigated the dynamic relationship between multidimensional intergenerational instrumental support and health over time. This approach is of theoretical, methodological, and practical significance in gerontological research.
Data came from The Well-Being of Older People in Anhui Province in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012. Of the 1,636 participants at baseline, a working sample of 1,557 older adults was used. Trajectories and correlated change were estimated using parallel latent growth curve modeling with maximum likelihood estimation.
"Received household-chore help" decreased over time, whereas "received personal-care help" increased over time. "Provided household-chore help" and "provided personal-care help" increased and then decreased over time. Increasing receipt of "household-chore help" and "personal-care help" were associated with faster decline in health over time.
Findings suggest distinctive patterns of changes for different dimensions of intergenerational instrumental support and their relationship with changes in perception of health over time in later life.
本研究调查了多维代际工具性支持与健康随时间变化的动态关系。这种方法在老年学研究中具有理论、方法和实践意义。
数据来自2001年、2003年、2006年、2009年和2012年安徽省老年人福祉调查。在基线时的1636名参与者中，使用了1557名老年人的有效样本。使用具有最大似然估计的平行潜在增长曲线模型估计轨迹和相关变化。
“接受家务帮助”随时间减少，而“接受个人护理帮助”随时间增加。“提供家务帮助”和“提供个人护理帮助”随时间先增加后减少。随着时间的推移，“接受家务帮助”和“接受个人护理帮助”的增加与健康状况的更快下降有关。
研究结果表明，代际工具性支持的不同维度存在独特的变化模式，以及它们与晚年健康认知变化之间的关系。
