农村独居老年人心理健康状况及影响因素相关性研究——以徐州市调查为例

Mental Health of the Elderly Living Alone in Rural Area and Correlation Study of Influencing Factors:Take Xuzhou as An Example

利用自编问卷、精神症状自评量表调查独居老人250例。农村独居老人心理问题检出率为61.2%;躯体化、强迫、抑郁、精神病性因子分高于常模;影响独居老人心理健康的因素有患病状况、经济状况、邻里关系、劳动频率;独居老人心理健康总分与居住情况、症状数目、看病方便程度、家庭地位、睡眠质量、亲子关系、对子女满意度、身体健康状况、看电视频率显著相关。徐州市农村地区独居老年人心理健康水平低,心理健康状况受多种因素影响,可通过多种有效措施改善其心理健康状况。

A total of 250 elderly from Xuzhou rural area were interviewed by both self made questionnaire and self-rating scale of symptom of mental health. The detection rate of the rural elderly with mental problem from Xuzhou was 61.2%. The factor scores were higher than the norm in somatization, obsessive compulsive, depression and psychoticism. The factors influencing the mental health of elderly living alone were ill condition, economic condition, neighborhood relationship and labor frequency. High correlations were found between total scores and housing conditions, numbers of symptoms, convenience to see a doctor, position in the family, sleep quality, parents-children relationship, satisfaction with children＇s care, physical health status and frequency of watching TV. The level of mental health of elderly living alone in Xuzhou rural area is low. The mental health which can be improved through a variety of effective measures are affected by multiple factors.