School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
Front Public Health. 2024 May 28;12:1370808. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1370808. eCollection 2024.
Population ageing is a significant trend in social development and will remain a fundamental national condition in China for the foreseeable future. Socialized older adults care has become a crucial strategy for China to address population ageing. However, the current levels of acceptance and willingness to seek socialized older adults care among older adults are relatively low. This study focuses on examining how the community environment and services influence older adults people's willingness to engage in social activities related to older adults care. Using data from the China Longitudinal Ageing Social Survey (CLASS) ( = 9,657), this study investigated the impact of the community service environment on older adults people's willingness to participate in social activities related to older adults care through a logit model. The study revealed that 9.15% of older adults ( = 9,657) in China are willing to engage in social activities related to older adults care. Furthermore, the individual characteristics and family support of older adults play a significant role in shaping their willingness to engage in older adults care. The provision of medical services, daily care services, and entertainment venues by the community positively influence older adults people's willingness to participate in social activities related to older adults care ( < 0.01), whereas psychological counselling services have a negative impact ( < 0.01). The impact of community services on older adults people's willingness to engage in social activities related to older adults care varies due to factors such as smoking and chronic diseases. These findings provide valuable insights for improving older adults' social engagement in China.
人口老龄化是社会发展的重要趋势，在可预见的未来，将一直是中国的基本国情。社会化老年人照料已成为中国应对人口老龄化的重要战略。然而，目前老年人对社会化老年人照料的接受程度和意愿相对较低。本研究旨在探讨社区环境和服务如何影响老年人参与与老年人照料相关的社会活动的意愿。本研究使用中国纵向老龄化社会调查（CLASS）（ = 9657）的数据，通过逻辑回归模型调查了社区服务环境对老年人参与与老年人照料相关的社会活动意愿的影响。研究结果显示，中国有 9.15%的老年人（ = 9657）愿意参与与老年人照料相关的社会活动。此外，老年人的个体特征和家庭支持对他们参与老年人照料的意愿起着重要作用。社区提供的医疗服务、日常护理服务和娱乐场所会积极影响老年人参与与老年人照料相关的社会活动的意愿（ < 0.01），而心理咨询服务则产生负面影响（ < 0.01）。社区服务对老年人参与与老年人照料相关的社会活动的意愿的影响因吸烟和慢性病等因素而有所不同。这些发现为改善中国老年人的社会参与提供了有价值的见解。
