Research on the ability level of institutionalized elderly people and its influence to pension service demand

VernacularTitle:养老机构老年人综合能力状况评定及其对养老服务需求的影响
Author: Yayi ZHAO ; Yaping DING ; Yan CUI ; Xianwen LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Aged; Endowment institution; Ability; Elderly service needs
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(19):1417-1421
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the ability level of institutionalized elderly people and its correlation with pension service demand.Methods Ability assessment for older adults and a self-designed questionnaire about pension service demand were used to survey the ability level and service demand of 332elderly people in 7 institutions of Yancheng city in Jiangsu province in July 2014.The influence factors of pension service demand were analyzed by the binary classification Logistic regression.Results 67.8％ (225/332),14.8％(48/332) and 15.7％(52/332) institutionalized elderly's ability level were mild,moderate and severe impairment.The impairment of ability levels of the elderly had positive impact on helping eating,bath,cleaning,medical service and other services agency and negative impact on culture and entertainment.Conclusions The ability of institutionalized elderly were poor in Yancheng city in Jiangsu Province.We should provide service according to their abilities and demand,in order to ensure the rational use of the limited resources.