Role of family factors in provision and perception of social support for older people in Iran: a cross-sectional survey.
Background: Iran has experienced a very fast fertility transition. The process of demographic transition, coupled with modernization, has had considerable consequences for the structure and function of families. There is rising concern in Iran about a potential decline in family care and support for...
| Publicado en: | BMC Primary Care Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14 |
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12/19/2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=174323580&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 174323580 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 27314553 MZZU jtl: BMC Primary Care issn: 27314553 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 12/19/2023 vid: 24 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 174323580 174323580 174323580 10.1186/s12875-023-02236-w 174323580 ppf: 1 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Role of family factors in provision and perception of social support for older people in Iran: a cross-sectional survey. aug: au: Tajvar, Maryam Grundy, Emily Fletcher, Astrid Allen, Elizabeth Karami, Badriyeh affil: https://ror.org/01c4pz451 Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran sug: subj: Family Psychosocial Factors Support, Social In Old Age Family Role Human Iran Cross Sectional Studies Scales Cluster Sample Male Female Middle Age Aged Funding Source Family Characteristics Home Environment Interpersonal Relations Structured Interview Summated Rating Scaling Pilot Studies Factor Analysis Data Analysis Software Questionnaires Linear Regression Descriptive Statistics Confidence Intervals Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: Background: Iran has experienced a very fast fertility transition. The process of demographic transition, coupled with modernization, has had considerable consequences for the structure and function of families. There is rising concern in Iran about a potential decline in family care and support for older people as a result of these changes. The main aim of this study was to provide a benchmark by examining current associations between family factors and older people's social support, both perceived and received. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 644 people aged 60 + years resident in Tehran was conducted using stratified cluster random sampling method in 2015. Outcome variables were perceived social support, as measured by Social Provision Scale, and received instrumental social support. Multilevel mixed-effects models were used to examine the hypotheses. Results: The analyses showed that most of the family factors measured, including family size (p = 0.01), living arrangements (p = 0.05), and amount of contact with family members (p = 0.001) were associated with older people's receipt of instrumental social support. Living arrangements and quality of relationships with family members were associated with older people's perceptions of social support (p < 0.001). Also, a significant gender interaction was found in associations between family size and SPS (p = 0.03). Having a large size family was positively associated with higher SPS for women (Coef. = 3.9, p = 0.009) but not for men (Coef. = -0.4, p = 0.7). Conclusion: findings of this study support the premise that most of family factors play an important role in provision and perception of social support for Iranian older people. Further policies should mostly be selective of those at higher risk of low support such as widowed, childless, those living alone, having poor relationship with their relatives and those with worse health status. The results of this study may be utilized to target older populations who are at higher risk of low support with innovative programs that focus on building social networks and enhancing social support. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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