The Association between Social Support and Cognitive Impairment among the Urban Elderly in Jinan, China

China is currently facing a severe challenge of population ageing. However, no study has specifically explored the association between social support and cognitive impairment in Chinese urban elderly aged 60 and older. We explored the prevalence of cognitive impairment and its relationship with soci...

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Autores principales:	Feng Jiang, Fanlei Kong, Shixue Li
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	social support cognitive impairment elderly urban China Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:49111d7843334bdda42e4b7d585a7ab22021-11-25T17:43:59ZThe Association between Social Support and Cognitive Impairment among the Urban Elderly in Jinan, China10.3390/healthcare91114432227-9032https://doaj.org/article/49111d7843334bdda42e4b7d585a7ab22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1443https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032China is currently facing a severe challenge of population ageing. However, no study has specifically explored the association between social support and cognitive impairment in Chinese urban elderly aged 60 and older. We explored the prevalence of cognitive impairment and its relationship with social support among the urban elderly aged above 60 years in Jinan, China. A total of 522 urban elderly individuals were recruited using multi-stage cluster random sampling, of which 35.55% were males and 64.45% were females. The average age of all participants was 69.66 ± 8.91 years old. Social support was assessed using the Social Support Rating Scale. Cognitive status was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires. Descriptive analysis, chi-square tests, and logistic regression analyses were conducted. After analysing the data from 512 participants, 154 (30.1%), 352 (68.8%), and 6 (1.2%) participants had high, moderate, and low levels of social support, respectively. In addition, 125 participants (24.4%) had a cognitive impairment, while the other 387 participants (75.6%) had a normal cognitive status. Binary logistic regression analyses showed that age, educational level, occupation or pre-retirement occupation, and social support were statistically associated with cognitive impairment. A significant association between social support and cognitive impairment was found among the urban elderly in Jinan, China, which provided useful information for the intervention of cognitive impairment. More attention should be paid to the social support of the urban elderly to effectively reduce the occurrence of cognitive impairment.Feng JiangFanlei KongShixue LiMDPI AGarticlesocial supportcognitive impairmentelderlyurbanChinaMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1443, p 1443 (2021)
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description	China is currently facing a severe challenge of population ageing. However, no study has specifically explored the association between social support and cognitive impairment in Chinese urban elderly aged 60 and older. We explored the prevalence of cognitive impairment and its relationship with social support among the urban elderly aged above 60 years in Jinan, China. A total of 522 urban elderly individuals were recruited using multi-stage cluster random sampling, of which 35.55% were males and 64.45% were females. The average age of all participants was 69.66 ± 8.91 years old. Social support was assessed using the Social Support Rating Scale. Cognitive status was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires. Descriptive analysis, chi-square tests, and logistic regression analyses were conducted. After analysing the data from 512 participants, 154 (30.1%), 352 (68.8%), and 6 (1.2%) participants had high, moderate, and low levels of social support, respectively. In addition, 125 participants (24.4%) had a cognitive impairment, while the other 387 participants (75.6%) had a normal cognitive status. Binary logistic regression analyses showed that age, educational level, occupation or pre-retirement occupation, and social support were statistically associated with cognitive impairment. A significant association between social support and cognitive impairment was found among the urban elderly in Jinan, China, which provided useful information for the intervention of cognitive impairment. More attention should be paid to the social support of the urban elderly to effectively reduce the occurrence of cognitive impairment.
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title	The Association between Social Support and Cognitive Impairment among the Urban Elderly in Jinan, China
title_short	The Association between Social Support and Cognitive Impairment among the Urban Elderly in Jinan, China
title_full	The Association between Social Support and Cognitive Impairment among the Urban Elderly in Jinan, China
title_fullStr	The Association between Social Support and Cognitive Impairment among the Urban Elderly in Jinan, China
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The Association between Social Support and Cognitive Impairment among the Urban Elderly in Jinan, China

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