老年人客观和主观社会隔离的性别差异和自我报告的高血压
Tyrone C Hamler1, Ann W Nguyen2, Harry Owen Taylor3
1Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.
Journal of cardiovascular development and disease
|April 25, 2025
概括
社会隔离,特别是与家庭的隔离,与老年人高血压风险较高有关. 与女性不同的是,与家人和朋友隔绝的男性面临高血压的可能性增加.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 高血压是一个重要的公共卫生问题,特别是在老年人中.
- 性别差异影响高血压的流行.
- 社会联系对健康有积极的影响,而社会孤立与不良结果有关.
研究的目的:
- 调查老年人社会隔离和高血压之间的关系中的性别差异.
- 探索客观和主观社会隔离在高血压风险中的作用.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自美国国家生活调查的数据 (年龄≥55岁的1280名成年人).
- 使用加权后勤回归来分析社会隔离和高血压中的性别差异.
- 在客观 (来自家庭,朋友或两者) 和主观社会隔离之间进行区分.
主要成果:
- 与家庭和/或朋友的客观隔离与较低的高血压概率有关.
- 当考虑主观隔离时,只有与家庭隔离预测高血压.
- 性别调节了这种关系:与家人和朋友隔离的男性显示高血压风险增加,但女性没有.
结论:
- 防止客观的社会隔离,特别是与家庭的隔离,可以减轻老年人高血压的风险.
- 需要进一步的研究,以了解将社会隔离与美国老年人的健康结果联系在一起的机制.
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