Research on the Social Support Network on the health of the Elderly Floating Population

Corresponding author: Hao Xiaoning, xnhao5421@163.com

DOI: 10.12201/bmr.202211.00014

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  Abstract: Abstract：Objective: To analyze the current situation of the health of elderly migration and social support network, and explore the mechanism of the characteristics of social support network on the health of floating elderly, and improve the social support resources. Methods: Using Multi-stage stratified sampling method to carry out the questionnaire survey. Descriptive statistics and structural equation model were used to analyze the impact of social support network on health. Results: Self-reported health status of floating elderly was good but many health problems were existed among them. The social support network were characterized by small scale, high compactness, low heterogeneity and high convergence, with a low level of social support. Social support network had a direct positive effect on the health, especially the relationship structure. In addition, the level of social support played an intermediary role in the two paths of social support network →health status and mobility→ health status. Conclusion: It is necessary to strengthen the family health support for the floating elderly and give full play to the role of community as the foundation and platform, and constantly improve the active health ability of floating elderly, so as to promote the reconstruction or expansion of the health support network for the floating elderly, and improve their health.

  Key words: Floating Elderly; Health; Social Support; Social Support Network

  Submit time: 23 November 2022

  Copyright: The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted biomedRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.
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