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Journal article
Community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors: Evidence from the German Ageing Survey
International journal of geriatric psychiatry, Vol.38(3), e5901
03/2023
PMID: 36891573
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Abstract
Introduction
There is a dearth of studies examining the association between the use of community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors. Thus, our aim was to examine the association between the use of community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors (in terms of loneliness, perceived social isolation, and life satisfaction; also stratified by sex)—which is important for successful aging.
Methods/Design
Data were taken from a nationally representative sample—the German Ageing Survey—including older community-dwelling individuals. The De Jong Gierveld tool was used to measure loneliness, the Bude and Lantermann tool was used to measure perceived social isolation, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale was used to quantify life satisfaction. Multiple linear regressions were used to evaluate the hypothesized associations.
Results
In the analytical sample, n equaled 3246 individuals (mean age was 75 years, 65–97 years). After adjusting for various socioeconomic, lifestyle-related, and health-related covariates, multiple linear regressions showed that the use of community centers was associated with higher life satisfaction among men (β = 0.12, p < 0.01), but not women. The use of community centers was not associated with loneliness or perceived social isolation for either gender.
Conclusions
The use of community centers was positively associated with satisfaction with one's own life among male older adults. Thus, encouraging older men to use such services may be beneficial. This quantitative study provides an initial basis for further research in this neglected area. For example, longitudinal studies are required to confirm our present findings.
Details
- Title
- Community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors: Evidence from the German Ageing Survey
- Creators
- André Hajek - University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfBenedikt Kretzler - University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfRazak M Gyasi - Southern Cross UniversityHans-Helmut König - University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Publication Details
- International journal of geriatric psychiatry, Vol.38(3), e5901
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Identifiers
- 991013094713402368
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Authors. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article