The impact of community older adult care services on the quality of life of older adults in China: the mediating role of social adaptation

作者：Yuanfeng Liu, Shilin Yang · 发表于：Frontiers in Public Health · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3389/fpubh.2025.1544575 · 被引用次数：12 · 研究领域：Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving、Chronic Disease Management Strategies、Technology Use by Older Adults

Background: With the deepening trend of aging in China, community older adult care services occupy an important position in China's older adult care system. This paper aims to explore the impact of different types of community older adult care services on the quality of life of older adults and to analyze its underlying influencing mechanism. Methods: The research data are obtained from the 2020 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey data. The Structural Equation Model is used to examine the relationship between of three types of community older adult care services on older adults'quality of life. Results: (1) Three types of community older adult care services are positively associated with quality of life of older adults. Compared to basic older adult care services, extended older adult care services have a more significant impact on older people's quality of life. (2) It is found that the impacts of three types of community older adult care services on the quality of life of older adults are heterogeneous in terms of age, registered residence, and disablement status. (3) Social adaptation mediated the relationship between three types of community older adult care services and older adults' quality of life. Discussion: The results of this study show that three types of community older adult care services could improve the quality of life of older adults, and social adaptation plays a mediating role between three types of community older adult care services and quality of lif...