Study on elderly mental sub-health status and influencing factors of the three gorges reservoir

VernacularTitle:三峡库区老年人心理亚健康状况及其影响因素研究
Author: Xue CHENG ; Hui YANG ; Xueqin YU ; Xiaolin TAN ; Guoxing CAO ; Jianchu ZHOU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: aged; the three gorges reservoir area; mental health
From: Chongqing Medicine 2014;(4):406-408
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of psychosomatic health on the aged in reservoir area of three gorges .Study men-tal sub-health population distribution and the related influencing factors of the aged .Methods 604 elderly of reservoir area of three gorges were investigated by using self-made general questionnaire ,Cornell Medical Index(CMI) ,Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-R Short Scale(EPQ-RSC) ,Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS) ,Activities of daily living (ADL) ,Memorial University of Newfound-land Scale of Happiness(MUNSH) .Results 14 .7% aged′s mental health was in the sub-healthy status .Older age ,low education level ,no spouse ,urban elderly people were higher in mental sub-healthy .There was significant difference between mental sub-healthy group and mental healthy group in the aspect of personality 、social support、subjective well-being、activities of daily living (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The elderly psychosomatic health status of the Three Gorges Reservoir area is good ,with low incidence of mental sub-health ,their psychosomatic health more affected by the state of mind .