Background
Methods
Location
Subjects
Instruments
Quality control
Data analysis
Ethical considerations
Results
Participants
Factors | Groups | Participants | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
(n=424) | (%) | ||
Sex | Female | 301 | 73.1 |
Male | 109 | 26.0 | |
Age | 60-64 | 169 | 40.1 |
65-69 | 119 | 28.1 | |
70-74 | 73 | 17.2 | |
>=75 | 61 | 14.6 | |
Site | Central Shaanxi Province | 137 | 32.3 |
South Shaanxi Province | 146 | 34.4 | |
North Shaanxi Province | 141 | 33.3 | |
Education | Illiterate | 286 | 67.5 |
Primary | 121 | 28.5 | |
Secondary | 13 | 3.1 | |
University | 4 | 0.9 | |
Marital Status | Married | 344 | 81.1 |
Divorced | 80 | 18.9 | |
Economic Status | Poor | 266 | 62.7 |
Intermediate | 129 | 30.4 | |
Good | 29 | 6.8 | |
Occupation | Farmer | 407 | 95.9. |
No work | 17 | 4.0 | |
Chronic Disease | Hypertension | 246 | 58.3 |
Cardiac disease | 120 | 28.4 | |
Endocrinological | 47 | 11.1 | |
Gastrointestinal disease | 65 | 15.4 | |
Orthopedic disease | 151 | 35.9 | |
Oncological disease | 47 | 11.1 | |
Other chronic diseases | 96 | 22.7 | |
Neurological disease | 125 | 29.6 | |
Chronic bronchitis | 56 | 15.6 | |
Cataract disease | 28 | 6.6 | |
Urinary disorders | 27 | 6.4 |
Evaluations of reliability and validity
HRQoL of elderly subjects living alone in Shaanxi province
Short Form-36 | Min | Max | HRQoL (mean±SD) |
---|---|---|---|
PF (physical functioning) | 20 | 100 | 82.6 ± 17.7 |
RP (role functioning physical) | 0 | 100 | 19.2 ± 39.1 |
BP (bodily pain) | 0 | 70 | 31.9 ± 18.4 |
GH (general health perceptions) | 25 | 70 | 54.7 ± 4.7 |
VT (vitality) | 30 | 70 | 54.8 ± 6.8 |
SF (social functioning) | −12.5 | 87.5 | 40.7 ± 19.3 |
RE (emotional role functioning) | 0 | 100 | 25.7 ± 43.4 |
MH (mental health) | 24 | 56 | 41.8 ± 5.2 |
Chronic diseases affecting subjects’ HRQoL
Variable | B |
t -value |
p -value | OR |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | −0.773 | 9.166 | 0.002 | 0.48 |
Cardiac disease | −0.889 | 8.641 | 0.003 | 0.41 |
Chronic bronchitis | 1.929 | 5.141 | 0.023 | 0.31 |
Neurological disease | −0.761 | 6.918 | 0.009 | 0.45 |
Cancer | −4.09 | 15.702 | <0.001 | 0.02 |
Factors influencing HRQoL among elderly subjects living alone
Variables | B | SE | Waldχ2
|
p
| OR | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | −0.118 | 0.031 | 14.346 | <0.001 | 0.89 | 0.84–0.95 |
Economic status | −0.908 | 0.195 | 21.659 | 0.006 | 0.40 | 0.28–0.59 |
Cardiovascular disease | −0.868 | 0.377 | 5.303 | 0.021 | 0.42 | 0.20–0.88 |
Living conditions | 2.018 | 0.939 | 4.618 | 0.032 | 7.53 | 1.19–47.43 |
Osteoporosis | −0.757 | 0.367 | 4.264 | 0.039 | 0.47 | 0.23–0.96 |
Cataract disease | −3.159 | 1.104 | 8.193 | 0.004 | 0.04 | 0.01–0.37 |
Long-term care need | 3.023 | 0.335 | 81.534 | <0.001 | 20.67 | 10.67–39.62 |
Factors influencing long-term care needs among elderly subjects living alone
Variables | B | SE | Wald χ2
|
p
| OR | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | −0.062 | 0.021 | 8.908 | 0.003 | 0.94 | 0.90–0.99 |
Education level | 0.574 | 0.257 | 5.000 | 0.025 | 1.78 | 1.02–2.72 |
Living conditions | 0.226 | 0.088 | 6.652 | 0.01 | 1.25 | 1.09–1.54 |
Economic status | −0.579 | 0.135 | 18.331 | <0.001 | 0.56 | 0.43–0.73 |
Alcohol intake | −0.494 | 0.175 | 7.968 | 0.005 | 0.61 | 0.45–0.89 |
GH | −0.146 | 0.032 | 21.099 | <0.001 | 0.86 | 0.84–0.94 |
Age | Participants (n=424) | HRQoL score (Mean±SD) |
---|---|---|
60-64 | 169 | 374.0±79.8 |
65-69 | 119 | 357.2±77.5 |
70-74 | 73 | 322.0±70.4 |
>=75 | 61 | 318.8±69.3 |