[Migration background and loneliness among middle-aged and older adults in Germany].

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-07 DOI:10.1007/s00103-024-03923-4

André Hajek, Hans-Helmut König

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Background: Currently, there is limited knowledge about the association between a migration background and loneliness among middle-aged and older individuals in Germany. The aim was therefore to examine the association between migration background and loneliness in this group.

Methods: Data were taken from the German Ageing Survey (Wave 7, November 2020 to March 2021), a representative sample of middle-aged and older individuals. The sample comprised 4145 individuals, and the mean age was 63.8 years. Of the respondents, 93.2% had no migration background, approximately 5.9% had a migration background with personal migration experience, and 0.9% had a migration background but no personal migration experience. The De Jong Gierveld tool was used to quantify loneliness.

Results: Multiple linear regressions showed that individuals with a migration background and their own migration experience have significantly higher levels of loneliness (β = 0.15, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.004 to 0.30, p < 0.05) compared to individuals without a migration background, whereas individuals with a migration background without their own migration experience have significantly lower levels of loneliness (β = -0.27, 95% CI: -0.52 to -0.02 p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Individuals with a migration background and their own migration experience appear to represent a risk group for high loneliness among middle-aged and older adults in Germany. In this respect, this group should be given special consideration in corresponding measures. Against the background of current (and potential future) migration movements, the results are of great importance as these groups in particular could be affected by loneliness.

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[德国中老年人的移民背景与孤独感]。

背景：目前，人们对德国中老年人的移民背景与孤独感之间的关系了解有限。因此，本文旨在研究移民背景与中老年人孤独感之间的关系：数据来自德国老龄化调查（第 7 波，2020 年 11 月至 2021 年 3 月），这是一项具有代表性的中老年人抽样调查。样本包括 4145 人，平均年龄为 63.8 岁。在受访者中，93.2%没有移民背景，约5.9%有移民背景并有个人移民经历，0.9%有移民背景但没有个人移民经历。使用 De Jong Gierveld 工具对孤独感进行量化：多重线性回归结果表明，具有移民背景且自身有移民经历的人的孤独感水平明显更高（β = 0.15，95% 置信区间（CI）：0.004 至 0.30，p 结论：具有移民背景且自身有移民经历的人的孤独感水平明显更高（β = 0.15，95% 置信区间（CI）：0.004 至 0.30，p）：有移民背景和移民经历的人似乎是德国中老年人中孤独感较高的一个风险群体。因此，在采取相应措施时应特别考虑这一群体。在当前（以及未来可能出现）移民潮的背景下，研究结果具有重要意义，因为这些群体尤其可能受到孤独感的影响。

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Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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3.30

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5.90%

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145

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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