Status quo and influencing factors of the demand for home care services for the elderly in communities in Jiangsu Province
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20210819-03690
- VernacularTitle:江苏省社区老年人居家养老服务需求调查及影响因素分析
- Author:
Yanxia GUO
1
;
Xun LIANG
;
Saining HOU
;
Li ZHANG
;
Liping XIA
Author Information
1. 江苏护理职业学院护理与助产学院，淮安 223005
- Keywords:
Cross-sectional studies;
Aged;
Home care;
Service demand;
Elderly care system
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2022;28(22):2975-2980
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the current situation of the demand for home care services for the elderly in communities in Jiangsu Province, and to analyze its influencing factors.Methods:From May to August 2020, convenience sampling was used to select 592 community elderly people in Jiangsu Province for a survey. The survey tools included the General Information Questionnaire and Home Care Service Demands Questionnaire.Results:A total of 588 valid questionnaires were recovered, with a valid recovery rate of 99.32%. The demands of the elderly in the community for home care services from high to low were medical care needs (87.07%) , life care needs (68.37%) , spiritual comfort needs (58.16%) , cultural and leisure needs (34.18%) , policy and regulation needs (31.63%) . Logistic regression analysis showed that age, gender, region, type of chronic disease, monthly income and payment method of medical expenses were the main influencing factors of the demand for home care services ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The elderly in the community have real needs for home care services. It is recommended to establish a diversified, multi-path and layered service system for the needs of the elderly, and strive to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of home elderly care services.
