Liu Shuang, Bhar Sunil, Lee Kumchong, Pachana Nancy A, Lam Jack
School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2025 Jun;44(2):e70022. doi: 10.1111/ajag.70022.
This study aimed to examine the relationship between care networks and perceived happiness in older immigrants who live in their own homes in Australia.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 101 participants aged 65-97 years and from seven cultural groups. Participants completed measures of perceived happiness, care network structure, function and adequacy, and demographics. Data were analysed using correlations, analyses of variance and multiple regression analyses.
Family support, giving and receiving emotional and instrumental support and satisfaction with care networks and physical health were significantly correlated with perceived happiness. Regression analyses identified satisfaction with care networks, satisfaction with physical health and receiving instrumental support as significant predictors of happiness, explaining 41% of the variance in happiness.
The findings emphasised the importance of instrumental support from family and formal community aged care services, and satisfaction with care networks to perceived happiness in older immigrants. The study suggested improving communication between older immigrants, their family and service providers to effectively support older immigrants to age well in Australia.
本研究旨在探讨居住在澳大利亚自己家中的老年移民的关怀网络与感知幸福之间的关系。
对101名年龄在65 - 97岁、来自七个文化群体的参与者进行了横断面调查。参与者完成了感知幸福、关怀网络结构、功能和充分性以及人口统计学的测量。使用相关性分析、方差分析和多元回归分析对数据进行分析。
家庭支持、给予和接受情感及工具性支持、对关怀网络的满意度以及身体健康与感知幸福显著相关。回归分析确定对关怀网络的满意度、对身体健康的满意度和接受工具性支持是幸福的重要预测因素，解释了幸福差异的41%。
研究结果强调了来自家庭和正式社区老年护理服务的工具性支持以及对关怀网络的满意度对老年移民感知幸福的重要性。该研究建议改善老年移民、其家庭和服务提供者之间的沟通，以有效支持老年移民在澳大利亚安享晚年。
