Moderating Effect of Social Support Between Loneliness and Depression: Young-Old and Old-Old Adults

Depression increases suicidal risk lowers quality of life in older adults. However, it is unknown how loneliness and depression are associated with young-old and old-older adults. This study examined association of loneliness and depression from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) (2015-2016), estimating moderating effects of social support. The sample of this study was community dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65+ (n=1,532): young-older adults (n=903) and old-older adults (n=629). Loneliness was measured by the Revised University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale short form (3 items; young, M=.86, SD=.73; old, M=.87, SD=.67; range 0-3). Social support consists of two variables each measured by 4 items, spouse/partner support (young, M=2.29, SD=.50; old, M=2.26, SD=.51; range 0-3) and family support (young-old, M=2.19, SD=.52; old-old, M=2.23, SD=.52; range 0-3). Depression was measured by Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (11 items, young, M=1.41, SD=.42; old, M=1.45, SD=.42; range 1-4). Multiple linear regression was used in this study, including relevant covariates. Findings indicated loneliness in both groups (young, p<.001; old, p<.001), spouse support in both groups (young, p<.001; old, p<.001) had statistical significance in depression. Family support in young-older adults (p<.05) had a statistical significance for depression. Interaction of loneliness and spouse support moderated the relationship between loneliness and depression in old-older adults (p<.05). Findings suggest old-older adults’ loneliness and depression could be soothed by spousal support. Spousal support could be important in that the informal caregiver is likely to focus on older adults with fragility at the end of their lives.

The Effect Spouse Support and Mental Attitude on The Trade-fish Economic Recovery

The aimed of this research was to measure the effect of partner support and mental attitude on the economic recovery of salted fish traders in the Lamekongga traditional market. This research was an ex-post facto causal associative. The subjects of this research were 19 sellers of salted fish in the Lamekongga traditional market. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires and documentation. Data were analyzed using simple regression and multiple regressions. The results of this research indicate that there is an effect of partner support on economic recovery, mental attitude on economic recovery, then partner support and mental attitude together on economic recovery of salted fish traders in the Lamekongga traditional market. The effect is positive and significant. The implication of the research is to describe the post-recovery economy, the peak of COVID-19.

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HUSBAND SUPPORT AND THE USE OF INTRA-UTERINE DEVICE (IUD) IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE: A META-ANALYSIS STUDY

The rapid increase of population growth yearly is a problem that Indonesia generally faces. Various efforts to resolve this problem have been done by the government, one of which is the Family Planning Program and strategies for the use of contraception. Intra-Uterine Device (IUD) is one contraception type that remains unpopular, with only 6.6% of users in 2018. One of the factors assumed to affect the contraceptive use is spouse support. The aim of this study was to analyze and then summarize the findings on the correlation between husband support and the use of IUD in women of childbearing age. Ten studies with certain criterias that had been selected from various databases were used in the meta-analysis. The data were analyzed with the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis 2 trial version. Based on the analysis, husband support was a factor correlated with the use of IUDs in women of childbearing age (p = 0.000).

Influence of Self-esteem and Spouse Support on Prenatal Depression in Pregnant Women

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effect of self-esteem and spouse support on prenatal depression.Methods: The subjects were 131 pregnant women who visited two women clinics located in Changwon City. Data were collected from September 25 to November 20, 2019, and the self-report questionnaire included spouse support, self-esteem, and prenatal depression. The collected data were analyzed by IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 23.0 using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis.Results: Prenatal depression had a significant negative correlation with self-esteem (r=-0.39, p=0.001) and spouse support (r=-0.36, p<0.001). The factors affecting prenatal depression were religion (β=-0.16, p=0.035), monthly family income (β=-0.15, p=0.040), self-esteem (β=-0.25, p=0.002), and spouse support (β=-0.19, p=0.017); these variables explained 28.4% of the variance in prenatal depression.Conclusion: To prevent depression in pregnant women, professional counseling and support systems such as spouses, religious and social environments should be applied to pregnant women, especially those with low self-esteem. Additionally, more financial support should be provided for low-income pregnant women. Further, there is a need to screen and manage the risk of depression in pregnancy.