ArticleBMC geriatrics2021
Association between social capital and loneliness among older adults: a cross-sectional study in Anhui Province, China.
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05373121 (Is Signposting to Online Peer Support Helpful in Decreasing Loneliness in Parents of Children With Long-term Conditions and Disabilities? A Randomised Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Is Signposting to Online Peer Support Helpful in Decreasing Loneliness in Parents of Children With Long-term Conditions and Disabilities? A Randomised Controlled Trial
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The association between social capital and quality of life in old adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Relationship between community physical activity levels, social capital, intergenerational support, and subjective well-being among older adults in China: a moderated mediation model.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Association between different patterns of social participation and loneliness among the Chinese older people: is there a local-migrant gap?BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Linear and non-linear associations of depressive symptoms with oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among rural older adults in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Mediating role of social disengagement and loneliness in the nexus between functional health and mental well-being in older individuals.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- An exploratory study on material deprivation and loneliness among older adults in Hong Kong.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The impact of the development level of rural e-commerce on the depressive symptoms among rural older adult individuals.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Social-ecological factors influencing loneliness and social isolation in older people: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- The effect of widowhood on depression of caregivers.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Complex association of self-rated health, depression, functional ability with loneliness in rural community-dwelling older people.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Social capital and loneliness among older adults in community dwellings and nursing homes in Zhejiang Province of China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Association of social capital with self-perceived eHealth literacy among community-dwelling older people: Age and gender differences.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Social capital and health information seeking in China.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Why do older adults living alone in cities cease seeking assistance? A qualitative study in China.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe aimed to examine the association between social capital and loneliness in Anhui Province, China.
methodsData were collected from a cross-sectional study using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling strategy. Data on demographic characteristics, socioeconomic factors, social capital, and loneliness in 1810 older adults (aged 60 years and older) were used for analysis. Binary logistic regression models and a classification and regression tree model were performed to assess the association of social capital and loneliness.
resultsOur results indicated that social capital in terms of lower level of social participation (AOR = 1.38; 95% CI: 1.10-1.74), social connection (AOR = 1.51; 95% CI: 1.18-1.93), and reciprocity (AOR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.13-1.90) were associated with higher odds of developing loneliness. We noted the interactive effect of different social capital dimensions on loneliness, suggesting that the risk for suffering loneliness was greatest in older people limited in functional ability, with less trust, less social connection, and less social participation.
conclusionsOur findings show that social capital is associated with loneliness in older adults. This implies that social capital, especially in terms of trust, social connection, and social participation may be significant for alleviating loneliness in later life.
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