The Association Between Social Capital and Depression Among Chinese Older Adults Living in Public Housing

Wu, Tat Leong; Hall, Brian J.; Canham, Sarah L.; Lam, Agnes Iok Fong

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“…We found that a higher level of social capital was associated with a lower likelihood of experiencing depressive symptoms after adjustment for confounders in the total population, which is consistent with previous studies [6,10,11,27]. Li et al [10] and Han et al [6] showed that a lower level of social capital (concerning trust and reciprocity) was connected associated with suffering from depression among people in their later life.…”

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Association between social capital and depression among older people: evidence from Anhui Province, China

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BMC Public Health

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Background To examine the relationship between social capital and depression among community-dwelling older adults in Anhui Province, China. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among older people selected from three cities of Anhui Province, China using a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method. Data were collected through questionnaire interviews and information on demographic characteristics, social capital, and depression was collected. The generalized linear model and classification and regression tree model were employed to assess the association between social capital and depression. Results Totally, 1810 older people aged ≥60 years were included in the final analysis. Overall, all of the social capital dimensions were positively associated with depression: social participation (coefficient: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.22–0.48), social support (coefficient:0.18, 95% CI:0.07–0.28), social connection (coefficient: 0.76, 95% CI:0.53–1.00), trust (coefficient:0.62, 95% CI:0.33–0.92), cohesion (coefficient:0.31, 95% CI:0.17–0.44) and reciprocity (coefficient:0.30, 95% CI:0.11–0.48), which suggested that older people with higher social capital had a smaller chance to develop depression. A complex joint effect of certain social capital dimensions on depression was also observed. The association with depression and the combinative effect of social capital varied among older adults across the cities. Conclusions Our study suggests that improving social capital could aid in the prevention of depression among older adults.

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Association between social capital and depression among older people: evidence from Anhui Province, China

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BMC Public Health

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“…We found that a higher level of social capital was associated with a lower likelihood of experiencing depressive disorders after adjustment for confounders in the total population, which is consistent with previous studies [6,10,11,27]. Li et al [10] and Han et al [6] showed that a lower level of social capital (concerning trust and reciprocity) was connected associated with suffering from depression among people in their later life.…”

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confidence: 91%

Association between social capital and depression among older people: evidence from Anhui Province, China

Bai

et al. 2020

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Background: To examine the relationship between social capital and depression among community-dwelling older adults in Anhui Province, China.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among older people selected from three cities of Anhui Province, China using a multi-stage stratiﬁed cluster random sampling method. Data were collected through questionnaire interviews and information on demographic characteristics, social capital, and depression was collected. The generalized linear model and classification and regression tree model were employed to assess the association between social capital and depression. Results: Totally, 1,810 older people aged ≥ 60 years were included in the final analysis. Overall, all of the social capital dimensions were positively associated with depression: social participation (coefficient: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.22 - 0.48), social support (coefficient:0.18, 95% CI:0.07 - 0.28), social connection (coefficient: 0.76, 95% CI:0.53 - 1.00), trust (coefficient:0.62, 95% CI:0.33 - 0.92), cohesion (coefficient:0.31, 95% CI:0.17 - 0.44) and reciprocity (coefficient:0.30, 95% CI:0.11 - 0.48), which suggested that older people with higher social capital had a smaller chance to develop depression. A complex joint effect of certain social capital dimensions on depression was also observed. The association with depression and the combinative effect of social capital varied among older adults across the cities. Conclusions: Our study suggests that improving social capital could aid in the prevention of depression among older adults.

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“…Researchers have reported that social capital was related to the improvement of self-rated health [23,24] and the incidence of some diseases like HIV and heart disease [25]. Besides physical health, social capital affects mental health, such as depression [26] and anxiety [27].…”

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Association between Personal Social Capital and Loneliness among Widowed Older People

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Hao

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To explore the association between the personal social capital and loneliness among the widowed older adults in China. Data from 1497 widowed older adults were extracted from China’s Health-Related Quality of Life Survey for Older Adults 2018. The Chinese version of the Personal Social Capital Scale (PSCS-16) was used to evaluate the participants’ status of bonding and bridging social capital (BOC and BRC). Loneliness was assessed by the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8). Multiple linear regression models were established to examine the relationship between social capital and loneliness. The BOC and BRC of rural widowed older people were significantly lower than those of widowed older people in urban areas, while loneliness of rural widowed older people was higher than that of widowed older people in urban areas. The result of the final model showed that loneliness of rural participants was significantly associated with both BOC (B = 0.141, p = 0.001) and BRC (B = −0.116, p = 0.003). The loneliness of the urban widowed sample had no association with both BOC and BRC (p > 0.05). These findings suggested that more social support and compassionate care should be provided to enrich the personal social capital and thus to reduce loneliness of widowed older adults, especially those in rural areas.

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The Association Between Social Capital and Depression Among Chinese Older Adults Living in Public Housing

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Association between social capital and depression among older people: evidence from Anhui Province, China

Association between social capital and depression among older people: evidence from Anhui Province, China

Association between social capital and depression among older people: evidence from Anhui Province, China

Association between Personal Social Capital and Loneliness among Widowed Older People

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