School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
School of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, WA, USA.
J Aging Health. 2024 Jan;36(1-2):110-119. doi: 10.1177/08982643231177400. Epub 2023 May 19.
This study aimed to identify the different types of social networks among young-old adults, and to examine the transitions in social networks as they become old-old adults. This is a secondary data analysis using the longitudinal data ( = 1092) from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project. Latent class analysis was conducted to identify optimal number of classes and latent transition analysis was conducted to examine the transition probabilities. Young-old adults in Class 1: family-oriented, social (close, external) transitioned into Class 2: family-oriented, non-social over time. In contrast, young-old adults in Class 2: family-oriented, non-social and Class 3: less family-oriented, social (close) were less likely to transition to another class. Older adults engaged in less social activities over time. Older adults should be encouraged to continue their social engagement with close social network of friends and relatives, and to maintain their relationship with family members.
本研究旨在确定年轻老年人的不同类型的社交网络，并研究他们在成为老老年人时社交网络的转变。这是一项使用国家社会生活、健康和老龄化项目的纵向数据（n=1092）进行的二次数据分析。采用潜在类别分析确定最佳类别数，采用潜在转移分析考察转移概率。第 1 类：以家庭为导向、社交（亲密、外部）的年轻老年人随着时间的推移向第 2 类：以家庭为导向、非社交的方向转变。相比之下，第 2 类：以家庭为导向、非社交和第 3 类：较少以家庭为导向、社交（亲密）的年轻老年人不太可能向另一个类别转移。随着时间的推移，老年人参与的社交活动减少。应该鼓励老年人继续与亲密的朋友和亲戚的社交互动，并保持与家庭成员的关系。
