A Survey on the assessment of multi-health
functional status of the elderly population
in two
communities in Guandu district of
Kunming
Authors:Mei Zhou(1), Zhu Zhou(2), Lin-xiong Wu(1) ,Mei-hua
Guo(1)
(1) School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University
(2 ) First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
The 7th International Conference on Public Health among the Greater
Mekong
Sub-Regional Countries
Hue, Vietnam
September 25-27,2015
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Our team
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Background(1/3)
Aging of Population
Along with the wide spread of the aging in the
world, the longevity problem caused the
concern of
the international community.
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Background(2/3)
126
80.7
21%
15%
79%
85%
2010
Kunming
2015
The elderly population
Background(3/3)
Health and longevity?
How
OARS(Older
American
Resources
and Services)
Chinese OARS
USA Duke 1975
1990's
Objective
To understand the assessment of multi-health
functional status and their influencing factors of
the community’s elderly population.
Methods
(1) Study design
Cross-sectional survey during September ~ December 2012 in
Yiyuan Health Service Center and Tangshuang Health Service
Center in Guandu District Kunming, China
Methods
(2) Study population
827 residents over 50.
Methods
Key measures
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Chinese 8item ShortForm Health
Survey, (SF-8)
physical
health status
psychologica
l health status
Chinese
Depressi
on Scale
Activities of
Daily
Living(ADL)
Chinese
Social
adaption
status Scale
perceived control
reward frustration
quality of life social
support
life satisfaction
sense of security
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Methods
sex
age
Self-administered
questionnaire
Education levels
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Marital status
Results
Characteristics of study subjects
Table 1. Demographic variables of the 827 community residents
Variables
Sex
Nationality
Education levels
Marital status
Age
67.74±9.55
313
514
774
53
88
222
239
Proportion
:%:
37.9
62.1
93.60
6.40
10.64
26.84
28.91
189
22.85
89
678
149
172
323
225
107
10.76
81.98
18.01
20.8
39.06
27.2
12.94
Groups
Male
Female
Han
Else
Illiteracy
Primary school
Junior high school degree
High School/technical secondary school
degree
Junior college degree and above
Married
Single
50607080-
N
Results
The score of physical health and mental health
of community residents
Table 2.The Physical and Mental Scores of the 827 Community
Residents
Minimum
Maximum
Mean
SD
Physical Health
30.68
68.98
50.29
9.78
Mental Health
44.34
71.72
53.87
9.24
Results
Influence factors of the Physical Health and the Mental
Health of the Commun1it2y
residents(>50years)
Table 3. Influence Factors of physical health of the Community
residents(>50years)
Influence Factors
B
Std.Error
Wald
P
OR
95%CI
gender
-0.489
0.161
9.177
0.002
0.613
0.447:0.841
age
-0.046
0.008
29.94
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0.955
0.94:0.971
Table 4. Influence Factors of mental health of the Community
residents(>50years)
Influence Factors
B
Std.Error
Wald
P
OR
95%CI
age
-0.019
0.008
5.252
0.022
0.982
0.966:0.997
Results
the prevalence rate of chronic diseases
78.60 %
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Results
The score of the social adaption status of
community residents
The score of the social adaption status of
community residents : 76.97±8.01
there was 52.35% community residents whose the score of
the social adaption status was lower than the that of the
average lever
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Results
Influence factors of the social adaption status of the Community
residents(>50years)
sense of security
life satisfaction
social support
perceived control
the social
adaption status
reward frustration
quality of life
The result showed that
Elderly living alone (OR=2.431), the social adaptation status was poor
Results
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51.60% :the average level
Physical Health
mental health
social adaption
status
Discussion
Biopsychosocial medical model
multi-health functional status
The elderly population’s health comprehensively
The three aspects are closely related
and influenced each other
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