Latent Profile Analysis of the Attitudes towards Aging among Elderly People in Communities and the Relationship with Social Networks
Objective To explore the potential categories of attitudes toward aging among elderly people in the com-munity and their relationship with social networks.Methods A multistage stratified sampling method was used from J uly to September 2022 to select 1133 elderly people from communities in Hefei City as the subjects.General information ques-tionnaire,aging attitude questionnaire,and social network scale were used for the investigation.Latent profile analysis was used to categorize aging attitudes,and multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the influence of social networks on the potential categories.Results The attitudes towards aging among elderly people were categorized as follows:passive and indolent type(27.6％),moderately stable type(39.4％),and positive coping type(33.0％).There were statistically sig-nificant differences in the comparison of social networks among the three categories(F=9.884,P＜0.05).Marital status,re-employment status,average monthly income per person,living conditions,and social networks all influenced the potential categories(all P＜0.05).Conclusions There is heterogeneity in the attitudes towards aging among elderly people.Attention should be paid to those with a passive and lazy attitude,and support should be provided for precise intervention based on the characteristics of different potential categories and improvements.
elderly peopleattitudes towards agingsocial networklatent profile analysis
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维普
