Analysis of Social Support Conditionand Influencing Factors of Rural Elderly in Shandong Province
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2017.06.16
- VernacularTitle:山东省农村老年人社会支持状况及其影响因素分析
- Author:
Junjie JIA
;
Jizhi GUO
;
Min LI
;
Lihui ZHUANG
;
Shanju HU
;
Yi DONG
- Keywords:
Rural Elderly;
Social Support Rating Scale;
Social Support
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2017;30(6):733-736
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Obiecrive:To investigate the social support condition and its influencing factors of the rural elderly in Shandong province.Methods:With multi-stage stratified random sampling method,a questionnaire survey was conducted among 2200 elderly people aged over 60 years using self-developed questionnaire and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS).Results:Total score of social support in 1115 rural elderly people was (38.01 ±8.39),higher than the national norm.Multiple factor analysis showed that marital status (P < 0.01) and self-care ability (P <0.01) had significant effect on the social support of the rural elderly in Shandong Province.Conclusion:The social support condition of the rural elderly in Shandong province is good.We should pay more attention to the spir-itual demands of the rural elderly and further improve the social support of the rural elderly,and thusto promote the development of the rural elderly physical and mental health.