2640例山西省城乡老年人对自身健康状况的评价调查

Self-evaluation on Health Status of 2,640 Urban and Rural Senior Citizens in Shanxi Province

目的掌握山西省城乡老年人身体健康状况。方法选用世界卫生组织编制的《世界卫生组织老年人生存质量测定简表(WHOQL-BREF)》对2 640位老年人进行了问卷调查和城乡对比分析。结果2008年与一年前的健康状况比较,城市老年人的选择略优于农村老年人,更多的农村老年人感到自己比别人更易得病而且身体状况在下降,在日常生活中城市老年人比农村老年人更加精力充沛。结论山西省城乡老年人对自身健康状况均比较满意,但处于一般水平,需进一步健全和完善城乡基本医疗保健体系,以提高该省老年人的生命质量。

Objective To know the health status of the elderly in the urban and rural areas of Shanxi Province. Methods A questionnaire of ＂The World Health Organization Quality of Life in the Elderly Summary （WHOQL- BREF）＂, which edited by the World Health Organization, were selected to investigate 2,640 senior citizens of Shanxi Province, and the results of the urban and rural elderly were compared. Results From one year before 2008 to 2008, many rural senior citizens felt that they got sick more easily than others, and the physical condition was declining. In the daily life, the urban elderly were more energetic than the rural elderly. Conclusions The urban and rural senior citizens in Shanxi Province are satisfied with their own health status, but still at the general level, it is necessary to further strengthen and improve the urban and rural primary health care system for improving the quality of older person＇ s life in Shanxi Province.