School of Health Services Management, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Sep 10;22(1):1147. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08545-7.
The social network of the core members of elderly care service social organizations could affect the performance of the organization, while studies concerning its related factors are limited. We aimed to explore factors that are associated with the social network of core members from elderly care service social organizations and provide references and suggestions for improving elderly care services.
This cross-sectional study employed a multi-stage stratified sampling method, and collected data concerning social network, demographic information and occupation. Univariate analysis and binary logistic regression were used to analyze factors that could affect the social network of the core members.
Our results demonstrated that there is low social network of core members of elderly care social organizations. Out of the total membership, men (AOR = 1.708; 95%CI: 1.034-2.823), those with senior high school education (AOR = 1.923; 95%CI: 1.053-3.511), those with a college degree and above (AOR = 3.010; 95%CI: 1.591-5.692) and those that receive awards related to elderly care services (AOR = 2.260; 95%CI: 1.285-3.976) were associated with higher social network scores.
Our data successfully characterized the social status of core members of elderly care organizations. Therefore, health care professionals and policy makers in social organizations should use this knowledge in the care and service provision to the elderly; and implement actions that would promote networking in social organizations.
老年护理服务社会组织核心成员的社会网络可能会影响组织的绩效，而关于其相关因素的研究有限。我们旨在探讨与老年护理服务社会组织核心成员社会网络相关的因素，为改善老年护理服务提供参考和建议。
本横断面研究采用多阶段分层抽样方法，收集社会网络、人口统计学信息和职业等数据。采用单因素分析和二元逻辑回归分析影响核心成员社会网络的因素。
我们的研究结果表明，老年护理服务社会组织核心成员的社会网络程度较低。在总会员中，男性（AOR=1.708；95%CI：1.034-2.823）、具有高中及以上学历（AOR=1.923；95%CI：1.053-3.511）、具有大专及以上学历（AOR=3.010；95%CI：1.591-5.692）和获得与老年护理服务相关的奖项（AOR=2.260；95%CI：1.285-3.976）的核心成员与较高的社会网络得分相关。
我们的数据成功描述了老年护理组织核心成员的社会地位。因此，社会组织中的医疗保健专业人员和政策制定者应将这些知识用于老年人的护理和服务提供；并采取行动促进社会组织的网络建设。
