Study on cognitive ability and mental health status of the empty-nest elders in urban area of Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2013.05.001
- VernacularTitle:对北京城市社区空巢老人认知能力及心理健康状况的调查
- Author:
Tong WANG
;
Xiaoqing ZHOU
;
Yangjun ZHANG
;
Ting ZHANG
;
Junying ZHANG
;
Fengqing GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Empty-nest elderly people;
Mental health;
Cognitive ability
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2013;(5):385-387
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the cognitive ability and mental health status of the empty-nest elderly people lived in urban area of Beijing.Methods We recruited subjects from 8 communities in Beijing.1067 people were investigated,including 839 empty-nest elderly subjects and 228 not empty-nest elderly subjects.We used demography questionnaire and mental health scale to assess the cognitive ability and mental health of these elders.Results The subjects in the empty-nest elderly having high education,well-condition marriage and being male were more than those in the other group (T or x2=10.769,2.009,159.523,P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in the global cognition between the two groups (F=5.541,P＞0.05).Among language ability,working memory,attention and executive function,the differences between these two groups were significant (F=7.203,4.436,8.806,P＜0.05).Compared with normal elderly subjects,empty-nest elderly subjects had higher scores in face scale and GDS scale (F=5.541,5.578,P＜0.05).Conclusion There are remarkable cognitive ability and mental health differences between empty-nest and not empty-nest elders.
