Correlations of external social capital in social organizations providing integrated eldercare services with medical care in China

• DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07508-2
• Publication Date: 2022-01-25T05:30:50Z
• Authors: Ling Tang; Zhongliang Bai; Kai Ji; Ying Zhu; Ren Chen
• Keywords: Health administration; Stratified Sampling; Integrated Care

Abstract Background This study aimed to explore the external social capital of organizations (SOs) providing integrated eldercare services with medical care in Anhui Province, China. Specifically, we studied current situation and influencing factors its six dimensions. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional China using multi-stage stratified random sampling method. employed Pearson correlation analysis binary logistic regression model. Results The final included 49 SOs. Most had high score norm dimension (81.6%), participation (61.2%), trust (65.3%), common language (63.3%). After adjusting for all covariate variables, SOs which served more than 65 elderly people were likely report lower capital. Conclusions By examining China, this enriched relevant evidence nursing provides certain reference value management departments when formulating policies.