Neighborly relations and self-neglect in older adults living alone: a cross-sectional study in rural areas of Southwest China.

IF 1.6 2区心理学 Q3 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI:10.1080/08946566.2024.2389389

Yuling Jia, Yuexue Yue, Yu Sheng

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Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to examine the association between neighborly relations and self-neglect.

Methods: We used the Scale of the Elderly Self-neglect to measure elder self-neglect. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between neighborly relations and self-neglect and its' phenotypes.

Results: After adjusting for potential confounders, the risk of overall self-neglect among individuals with harmonious neighbor relationships significantly decreased by 79.2%. In comparison to elderly individuals living alone with poor neighbor relationships, those with harmonious connections experienced a 77.6% reduction in the risk of medical self-neglect, an 89.9% decrease in the risk of hygiene self-neglect, a 65.1% decline in the risk of emotional self-neglect, a 77.9% drop in the risk of safety self-neglect, and a 56.8% lower risk of social self-neglect.

Conclusion: This study highlights harmonious neighborly relations are an independent protector factor for self-neglect. Fostering neighborly relations might be a practical approach to mitigating self-neglect.

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邻里关系与独居老年人的自我忽视：一项在中国西南农村地区进行的横断面研究。

研究目的本研究旨在探讨邻里关系与自我忽视之间的关系：方法：我们使用老年人自我忽视量表来测量老年人的自我忽视情况。结果：在调整了潜在的混杂因素后，邻里关系与自我疏忽之间的关系及其表型发生了变化：在对潜在的混杂因素进行调整后，邻里关系和谐的个体自我疏忽的总体风险显著降低了 79.2%。与邻里关系差的独居老人相比，邻里关系和谐的老人在医疗方面自我疏忽的风险降低了77.6%，在卫生方面自我疏忽的风险降低了89.9%，在情感方面自我疏忽的风险降低了65.1%，在安全方面自我疏忽的风险降低了77.9%，在社交方面自我疏忽的风险降低了56.8%：本研究强调了和谐的邻里关系是自我忽视的一个独立保护因素。促进邻里关系可能是减少自我忽视的一种实用方法。

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Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect GERONTOLOGY-

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3.30

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15.80%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect is the peer-reviewed quarterly journal that explores the advances in research, policy and practice, and clinical and ethical issues surrounding the abuse and neglect of older people. This unique forum provides state-of-the-art research and practice that is both international and multidisciplinary in scope. The journal"s broad, comprehensive approach is only one of its strengths—it presents training issues, research findings, case studies, practice and policy issues, book and media reviews, commentary, and historical background on a wide range of topics. Readers get tools and techniques needed for better detecting and responding to actual or potential elder abuse and neglect.