Mental health and related influencing factors among rural elderly in 14 poverty state counties of Chongqing, Southwest China: a cross-sectional study.
10.1186/s12199-020-00887-0
- Author:
Yin YANG
1
;
Hui DENG
2
;
Qingqing YANG
1
;
Xianbin DING
3
;
Deqiang MAO
3
;
Xiaosong MA
3
;
Bangzhong XIAO
3
;
Zhaohui ZHONG
4
Author Information
1. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Management, Research Center for Medicine and Social Development, Innovation Center for Social Risk Governance in Health, Chongqing Medical University, YiXueYuan Road, YuZhong District, Chongqing, 400016, China.
2. The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
3. Chongqing Preventive Medicine Association, Chongqing, China.
4. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Management, Research Center for Medicine and Social Development, Innovation Center for Social Risk Governance in Health, Chongqing Medical University, YiXueYuan Road, YuZhong District, Chongqing, 400016, China. 100144@cqmu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese elderly;
K10;
Mental health;
Poverty state counties
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
China;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Female;
Health Policy;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Mental Health;
statistics & numerical data;
Multivariate Analysis;
Rural Population;
statistics & numerical data;
Socioeconomic Factors
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
2020;25(1):51-51
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:China has the largest elderly population in the world; little attention has been paid to the mental health of elderly in areas of extreme poverty. This is the first study to investigate the mental health of the rural elderly in poverty state counties in Chongqing and was part of the Chongqing 2018 health literacy promotion project.
METHODS:In 2019, a cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the mental health status of the rural elderly in fourteen poverty state counties of Chongqing, in which a total of 1400 elderly aged ≥ 65 years were interviewed, where mental health status was measured by the ten-item Kessler10 (K10) scale. Ordered multivariate logistic regression was performed to evaluate the influencing factors related to mental health of the elderly in these areas.
RESULTS:The average score of K10 in 14 poverty state counties was 17.40 ± 6.31, 47.6% was labeled as good, 30.2% was moderate, 17.0% was poor, and lastly 5.1% was bad, and the mental health status of the elderly in the northeastern wing of Chongqing was better than the one in the southeastern wing of Chongqing. A worse self-rated health was the risk factor for mental health both in the northeastern and southeastern wings of Chongqing (all P < 0.001). Lower education level (OR (95% CI) = 1.45 (1.12-1.87), P = 0.004) was a risk factor in the northeastern wing, whereas older age (OR (95% CI) = 1.33 (1.13-1.56), P = 0.001) was a risk factors in the southeastern wing.
CONCLUSIONS:The results showed that mental health of the elderly in poverty state counties was poor, especially in the southeastern wing of Chongqing. Particular attention needs to be paid to the males who were less educated, older, and single; female with lower annual per capital income; and especially the elderly with poor self-rated health.
