社区老年人老化期望现状及影响因素研究

Status of expectations regarding aging among the elderly in communities and the influencing factors

目的调查社区老年人老化期望现状,分析其影响因素。方法采用便利抽样法,选取泸州市380名社区老年人,应用一般资料调查表、老化期望量表、一般自我效能量表、家庭关怀度指数问卷、孤独感量表简化版进行问卷调查。结果社区老年人老化期望得分为44.4(36.1,55.6)分,广义线性回归分析结果显示,性别、文化程度、是否独居、自我效能感、家庭功能、孤独感是社区老年人老化期望的影响因素(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论社区老年人老化期望处于中等偏下水平,影响因素较多,社区卫生服务人员应掌握其影响因素,采取有针对性的措施提升老年人的老化期望。

Objective To investigate the level and factors associated with expectations regarding aging among the elderly in communities.Methods A total of 380 elderly people in communities in Luzhou city were recruited,and were asked to fill out the demographic questionnaire,the Expectation Regarding Aging-12(ERA-12),the General Self-Efficacy Scale(GSES),the Family APGAR Index(APGAR)and the 6-item short form of University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale(ULS-6).Results The elderly scored a median of 44.4(P_(25)=36.1,P_(75)=55.6)points in expectations regarding aging.Generalized Linear Regression analysis showed that age,education levels,living alone,self-efficacy,family function and loneness were associated with expectations regarding aging(P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion Expectations regarding aging among the elderly in communities are slightly below medium level,and affected by multiple factors.Community health service workers should learn about the influencing factors and take mea-sures to enhance the expectations regarding aging among the elderly.