Moghadam Kamele, Mansour-Ghanaei Roya, Esmaeilpour-Bandboni Mohammad, Atrkar-Roshan Zahra
Department of Nursing, Zeynab (P.B.U.H) School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2020 Aug 31;9:215. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_149_20. eCollection 2020.
Dynamic aging depends on providing opportunities to improve the quality of life of the elderly. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between social support and quality of life in the elderly in Guilan.
This descriptive-correlational study was conducted in the elderly who visited urban public places in the East of Guilan (mosques, parks, weekly markets, and clubs). A total of 168 elderly who met the inclusion criteria were selected through two-stage, cluster, and convenience sampling. Data were collected using Phillips Standard 23-item social support scale and 12-item quality of life scale-short form. Data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient).
The mean score of social support in the elderly in Guilan was 73.25 ± 9.18 and the mean quality of life was obtained at 24.67 ± 7.06. Data analysis showed that there was a significant and positive correlation between social support and quality of life (r = 0.29, < 0.0001).
Increased social support leads to a higher quality of life in the elderly. Thus, it is necessary to timely identify the needs and promote comprehensive social support to improve the quality of life in the elderly.
动态老龄化取决于为改善老年人生活质量提供机会。本研究的目的是调查吉兰省老年人社会支持与生活质量之间的关系。
本描述性相关性研究在吉兰省东部城市公共场所（清真寺、公园、每周集市和俱乐部）的老年人中进行。通过两阶段、整群和便利抽样，共选取了168名符合纳入标准的老年人。使用菲利普斯标准23项社会支持量表和12项生活质量量表简表收集数据。通过描述性和推断性统计（皮尔逊相关系数）对数据进行分析。
吉兰省老年人社会支持的平均得分为73.25±9.18，生活质量平均得分为24.67±7.06。数据分析表明，社会支持与生活质量之间存在显著正相关（r = 0.29，<0.0001）。
社会支持的增加会提高老年人的生活质量。因此，有必要及时识别需求并促进全面的社会支持，以改善老年人的生活质量。
