Outcome of Housebound Seniors: 5 Years Follow-up

VernacularTitle:居家不出老年人5 年随访调查
Author: Shenglian DONG ; Fengmei XING
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: housebound, senior, physical barriers, sociality, psychology
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2013;19(11):1087-1089
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the outcome of community seniors after 5 years of housebound, and the factors related with the outcome. Methods The housebound seniors confirmed 5 years ago in 5 communities in Tangshan were investigated with self-designed questionnaire and elderly depression rating scale again. Results 42.1% of the 147 housebound seniors remained housebound. There was significance between the seniors housebound and non-housebound in the factors of population sociology, such as age, spoused, economic income, housing floor, relationship with their children and social communication, and physical and psychological factors, such as health self-evaluation, loneliness and depression. Conclusion Seniors housebound in community may be reversible with some approaches of intervention.