3404University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA.
2546University of North Texas, Murrells Inlet, SC, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Oct;41(10):2214-2225. doi: 10.1177/07334648221108279. Epub 2022 Jun 13.
Older adults in affordable housing are at risk for mental health problems, physical vulnerability, and isolation. We examine the role of an activities program in buffering the influence of life stressors on the mental health of seniors in congregate housing, using a non-experimental pretest-posttest study design. Results based upon repeated measures analyses ( = 29), found statistically significant ( < .05) program by time effects for depression, coping strategies, positive affect, isolation, and resident satisfaction. Analyses based upon independent samples of pretest and posttest measures ( = 60) were considerably less strong, but consistent in yielding similar patterns to those of the longitudinally gathered data. Our longitudinal findings substantiate the positive impact of the Engage with Age program in supporting older adults living in congregate housing. Researchers need to develop strategies to assess and support the mental health of older persons in low-income urban congregate living in the larger context of COVID-19.
经济适用房中的老年人面临心理健康问题、身体脆弱和孤立的风险。我们使用非实验性的前测后测研究设计，考察了活动项目在缓冲生活压力对集体住房中老年人心理健康影响方面的作用。基于重复测量分析（n=29）的结果发现，抑郁、应对策略、积极情绪、孤立和居民满意度方面存在统计学上显著的（<0.05）项目与时间的交互作用。基于前测和后测测量的独立样本分析（n=60）的结果则弱得多，但仍一致地产生了与纵向收集数据相似的模式。我们的纵向研究结果证实了“与年龄互动”计划对支持居住在集体住房中的老年人的积极影响。研究人员需要制定策略来评估和支持 COVID-19 大背景下低收入城市集体居住的老年人的心理健康。
