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ABSTRACT
Objective: This study was designed with the purpose of determining the relationship between social capital and lifestyle and their sub-variables among older adults.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using interviews that was conducted in 2017. This study was performed with randomly selected older people over 60 years of age in an urban area of Iran. Data were collected using a questionnaire in 3-month duration. The relationship between the study variables (lifestyle and social capital) was assessed through correlation analysis (in the case of non control of the underlying variables) and general linear modeling (in the case of control of the underlying variables). Data were analyzed using SPSS v.24 software at a 0.05 significant level.
Results: A total of 512 questionnaires were filed out. According to the Pearson correlation test, all social capital variables were associated with lifestyle components. However, in the general linear model test, feeling of trust and safety (p < 0.001), value of life (p = 0.030), and social participation (p = 0.004) had a significant relationship with the lifestyle.
Conclusions: The results indicated that social capital and lifestyle in the older adults were interconnected. Therefore, there is a need to improve social capital factors, especially social participation, feeling of trust and safety, and value of life, which is in-line with the strategies of achieving healthy older population. The results can be used to learn how to increase lifestyle in older adults.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to the Vice-Chancellor of the Research and Technology Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. The authors would like to appreciate the collaboration of the officials of the Health Department and Healthcare centers of Urmia and the participants.
Competing Interests
No conflicts of interests have been expressed.
Ethical Approval
The code of ethics IR.TBZMED.REC.1275 was received from the Ethics Committee affiliated with Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. It was also reviewed and approved by Urmia Medical Sciences University. Written consent was received from all participants before the study. Unnecessary personal data were not collected during the research.