Mao Weiyu, Silverstein Merril, Prindle John J, Chi Iris
6851University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA.
2029Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
J Aging Health. 2020 Dec;32(10):1528-1537. doi: 10.1177/0898264320943759. Epub 2020 Jul 29.
To investigate the dynamic interplay between instrumental support from children and self-rated health (SRH) among older adults over time in rural China. Data came from a regional representative, longitudinal study collected in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012. At baseline, 1636 respondents reported having at least one child. Bivariate latent change score modeling was conducted, and sequential model comparison was used to assess the directionality of the reciprocal association. Older adults who received higher levels of help with household chores from children tended to experience improvement in subsequent SRH, irrespective of gender. There is no evidence to support the influence of SRH on subsequent changes in instrumental support. This study sheds light on the sequence of changes between support and health processes using population-based data within a specific sociocultural context.
旨在调查中国农村老年人中子女给予的工具性支持与自评健康（SRH）之间随时间变化的动态相互作用。数据来自于2001年、2003年、2006年、2009年和2012年进行的一项具有区域代表性的纵向研究。在基线时，1636名受访者报告称至少有一个孩子。进行了双变量潜在变化分数建模，并使用顺序模型比较来评估相互关联的方向性。无论性别如何，从子女那里得到更多家务帮助的老年人在随后的自评健康方面往往会有所改善。没有证据支持自评健康对随后工具性支持变化的影响。本研究利用特定社会文化背景下基于人群的数据，揭示了支持与健康过程之间变化的顺序。
