Liu Li-Fan, Lu Chi-Pang
PhD, Professor, Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC.
PhD, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Research Center for Humanity and Social Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC.
Hu Li Za Zhi. 2022 Jun;69(3):19-24. doi: 10.6224/JN.202206_69(3).04.
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) promotes university social responsibility and strives to ensure that all of its teaching staff and students engage in academics in a manner that incorporates both social awareness and social practice. The NCKU team has launched a series of social practice and research projects focused on accompanying and caring for older adults who live in the community, looking to establish a social practice model that bridges university teaching and research to practical community needs. The objective of this initiative is to develop an innovative model of social support and a new model for younger generations to work with older adults living in the community. The results of this survey project show better well-being in older adults to be associated with the following sets of traits: exercising regularly and lacking dental problems; engaging in daily laughter and holding positive aging perceptions; and having a higher subjective social status, more family support, and a sense of community attachment. The study results imply that multiple factors affect well-being in the context of caring for community-dwelling older adults and social development, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
国立成功大学推动大学社会责任，并努力确保其所有教职员工和学生以兼具社会意识和社会实践的方式从事学术活动。国立成功大学团队发起了一系列社会实践和研究项目，专注于陪伴和关爱居住在社区中的老年人，旨在建立一种将大学教学与研究与社区实际需求相联系的社会实践模式。该倡议的目标是开发一种创新的社会支持模式以及一种让年轻一代与居住在社区中的老年人合作的新模式。这个调查项目的结果表明，老年人更好的幸福感与以下几组特征相关：经常锻炼且没有牙齿问题；每天都欢笑并持有积极的老龄化观念；以及具有较高的主观社会地位、更多的家庭支持和社区归属感。研究结果表明，在照顾社区居住老年人和社会发展的背景下，尤其是在当前的新冠疫情期间，多种因素会影响幸福感。
