The status and influencing factors of quality of life among disabled elderly whose home care services were paid by the long-term care insurance
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20210405-01005
- VernacularTitle:享受长期护理保险待遇的居家失能老年人生命质量现状及影响因素
- Author:
Guilian HE
1
;
Ying ZHOU
;
Yao HUANG
;
Gangna ZHANG
;
Dongyi LUO
;
Shengfeng LAI
Author Information
1. 广州医科大学附属第三医院呼吸与危重症医学科 510150
- Keywords:
Quality of life;
Long-term care insurance;
Disabled elderly;
Home care services
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2021;37(25):1946-1952
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the status and influencing factors of quality of life among disabled elderly whose home care services were paid by the long-term care insurance in Guangzhou, in order to provide a scientific evidence for improving their quality of life and improving the long term care insurance system.Methods:A convenience sample of 161 disabled elderly whose home care services were paid by the long-term care insurance were recruited and investigated. A cross-sectional survey was conducted by general information questionnaire, World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Scale, Barthel Index, Self-rating Depression Scale, Self-rating Anxiety Scale and World Health Organization Happiness Index Scale.Results:The score of the quality of life among disabled elderly was 41.17±7.79. And the score of its four dimensions in descending order: environment, social relationships, psychological and physical with (11.38 ± 2.71), (10.36 ± 3.16), (9.86 ± 2.08), (9.56 ± 1.89) points. The multiple linear regression analysis found that frequencies of outdoor activities per week, frequencies of hospitalization in the past year, subjective well-being, depression and anxiety influenced the quality of life of the disabled elderly( P<0.05). Conclusions:The quality of life of disabled elderly is not optimistic. Nurses in home care institutions should formulate personalized nursing intervention based on influencing factors to improve the quality of life of disabled elderly, while providing a basis for optimizing long-term care insurance policies.
