Beygi Zohreh, Solhi Mahnaz, Irandoost Seyed Fahim, Hoseini Agha Fatemeh
Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Heliyon. 2023 Aug 29;9(9):e19529. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19529. eCollection 2023 Sep.
Creasing the older adult population has become a major public health challenge. Social support plays an important role in people's health. Social support helps improve the living conditions of the elderly and brings happiness into the lives of the elderly. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social support and happiness status in 60-75-year-olds referred to health centers of Zarrin Shahr, Iran in 2019.
In this cross-sectional study, 584 samples (female: 62.2%, men: 37.8%) participated in this study. To collect data for this study, Oxford Happiness, and Social Support questionnaires were used. The older adults of the target group were selected through simple multistage random sampling from the health centers of Zarrin Shahr. The collected data were entered into SPSS software version 22. They were described and analyzed by inferential statistics and regressions at a 95% confidence level.
Sex, marital status, and level of education influenced total social support (P < 0.05). Moreover, age, marital status, and level of education affected happiness (P < 0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between total social support and components of social support with happiness (P < 0.05). Also, the multi-stage regression test showed emotional social support and education level were highly correlated with happiness (R2 = 0.265).
The results highlight the need to increase social support for older adults because it can increase the level of happiness in this age group. In interventions to improve the social support and happiness of older adults, low-educated, unmarried, divorced, or deceased spouses should be prioritized.
老年人口的增加已成为一项重大的公共卫生挑战。社会支持在人们的健康中起着重要作用。社会支持有助于改善老年人的生活条件，并给老年人的生活带来幸福。本研究旨在调查2019年转诊至伊朗扎林沙赫尔健康中心的60 - 75岁人群中社会支持与幸福状况之间的关系。
在这项横断面研究中，584名样本（女性：62.2%，男性：37.8%）参与了本研究。为收集本研究的数据，使用了牛津幸福问卷和社会支持问卷。目标群体的老年人通过从扎林沙赫尔健康中心进行简单的多阶段随机抽样选取。收集的数据输入到SPSS 22软件版本中。通过推断统计和回归分析，在95%置信水平下对数据进行描述和分析。
性别、婚姻状况和教育程度影响社会支持总量（P < 0.05）。此外，年龄、婚姻状况和教育程度影响幸福感（P < 0.05）。社会支持总量及社会支持各成分与幸福感之间存在显著正相关（P < 0.05）。此外，多阶段回归测试表明情感社会支持和教育水平与幸福感高度相关（R2 = 0.265）。
结果强调了增加对老年人社会支持的必要性，因为这可以提高该年龄组的幸福水平。在改善老年人社会支持和幸福感的干预措施中，应优先考虑低教育程度、未婚、离异或丧偶的老年人。
