济宁市老年人慢性病现状及患病就医情况调查

Study on the prevalence of chronic diseases and healthcare-seeking of the elderly in Jining city

目的了解老年人慢性病现状及就医情况。方法用多阶段随机抽样法,对济宁市≥65岁的504位老年人进行问卷调查。结果济宁市老年人慢性病总患病率为74.0%,高血压、心脏病、糖尿病的患病率分别为34.3%、13.3%和9.3%,70岁以上患病率(77.0%)较高。96.2%的老年人患较严重疾病时能及时就医,首次就诊在村诊所或社区服务站者占52.8%,12.2%在卫生院,35.1%在县级及以上医院。结论济宁市老年人慢性病患病率较高,村诊所或社区服务站和卫生院是其首选就诊场所,应注重提高基层卫生服务机构的业务水平和服务质量。

Objective To study the prevalence of chronic diseases and healthcare-seeking of the elderly in Jining.Methods Totally 504 the aged ≥65 were investigated with questionnaire by randomized multi-stage sampling method.Results The prevalence of chronic diseases was 74.0%.The prevalence of hypertension,heart disease and diabetes was 34.3%,13.3% and 9.32% respectively.The prevalence of chronic diseases was higher in the aged ≥70.96.2% of the elderly would be able to see a doctor in time when suffering serious disease.52.8% of them chose the clinics or community health service stations at the first time to see a doctor.12.2% chose health clinics in township health center and 35.1% chose general hospital at county level or higher.Conclusion The prevalence of chronic diseases of the elderly is at higher level in Jining.The healthcare-seeking places at the first time of the elderly are the clinics,community health service station and township health center and the professional skills and service quality should be improved in the future.