Frontiers in Public Health
Factors associated with social support among older inpatients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study from a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Guangzhou, China
Background Older inpatients with schizophrenia have lower social support levels that may affect clinical outcomes, yet the associated factors in this population remain underexplored. Objective To explore the factors associated with social support in older inpatients with schizophrenia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 204 inpatients with schizophrenia recruited from a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Guangzhou, China, between February 2023 and December 2024. Social support and its three dimension …