芜湖市老年人选择临终关怀服务机构的意愿及影响因素分析

Analysis on the willingness and influencing factors of the elderly choosing hospice care service institutions in Wuhu City

为了解芜湖市老年人选择临终关怀服务机构的意愿,分析其影响因素,为老年临终关怀服务体系的建立提供依据,选取芜湖市老年人642人,采用问卷调查法进行调查。结果显示,47.0%的老年人选择了综合性医院临终关怀病房,28.0%选择了社区卫生服务机构,13.6%选择了独立临终关怀机构,仅有11.4%选择老年护理机构。老年人的性别、文化程度和婚姻状况对临终关怀机构的选择意愿有显著影响。随着芜湖市老龄化的不断加剧,临终关怀服务需求不断增加。老年人对综合医院配备临终关怀病房存在客观需求,相对于紧张的医疗资源来说,社区卫生服务中心、独立临终关怀机构和老年护理机构为不同需求的老年人提供了更多的选择。

In order to understand the willingness of the elderly people in Wuhu City to choose the hospice care service,to analyze the influencing factors and provide the basis for the establishment of the elderly hospice care service system,this study selected 642 elderly people from Wuhu City to conduct a survey using a questionnaire survey.The results showed that 47.0%of the elderly chose a comprehensive hospital hospice care ward,28.0% chose community health service agencies,13.6%chose independent hospice care institutions,and only 11.4% chose aged care institutions.The gender,educational level and marital status of the elder people have a significant impact on the willingness of hospice care institutions to choose.As the aging of Wuhu City continues to increase,the demand for hospice care services continues to increase.There is an objective need for the elderly to be equipped with hospice care wards in general hospitals.Community health service centers,independent hospice care institutions and aged care institutions provide more choices for the elder people with different needs for strained tight medical resources.