长沙市望月湖区老年人健康需求调查

Investigation on Health Needs of the Elderly In Wang Yue Hu District of Changsha

目的 了解社区老年人健康需求状况,为社区老年护理的开展和完善提供科学依据。方法 应用自制调查表对长沙市望月湖区486名老年人进行问卷调查。结果82.30％老年人患有1种或多种慢性疾病;62.55％老年人日常生活活动部分或完全不能自理,13.99％老年人不满意目前生活状况.12.14％老年人心理状况差。老年人有体育锻炼(83.54％)、营养(72.43％)、社交活动(62.14％)、必要的交通工具(52.67％)、归属感(48.77％)、定期健康检查(43.21％)和心理咨询或治疗(34.57％)以及获得健康保健知识(20.58％)等需求。结论 老年人存在不同程度的身心健康问题和多种健康需求,需提供多形式、多途径的社区医疗保健服务。

To explore the health needs of the elderly and provide scientific basements for community nursing care of the elderly. Methods Four hundred and eighty-six elderly in Wang Yue Hu District of Changsha city were surveyed by self-developed investigation form of health needs. Results 82. 30% of the elderly had one chronic disease or more; 62. 55% of them completely or partly lose self-care ability of ADL; 13. 99% of them were not satisfied with their present lives; 12. 14% of them had badly psychological problem. They had needs of physical exercises (83. 54%), sufficient foods(72. 43%), social activity(62. 14%), traffic transportation(52. 67%), attributive feel(48. 77%) , timely physical check-up(43. 21%), mental c:ounseling(34. 57%) and health care infor-mation(20. 58%). Conclusion The elderly had various degrees of physical and psychological problems. They had multiple health needs. Nursing care and community services should be provided accordingly.