AI Article Synopsis
- The study looked at how elderly people left behind in rural China are doing in life after their family members moved away.
- Researchers talked to 456 elderly individuals and found that many of them wanted help for their mental health.
- It was discovered that their mental health scores were much lower than the average, and factors like age, health problems, and support from children affected how they felt overall.
Article Abstract
Objectives: to investigate the quality of life and the associated factors on left behind elderly in rural China.
Method: the research was conducted cluster sampling to select 456 elderly left behind when family members migrated out of rural China to participate in a cross-sectional study by completing a general data questionnaire and Quality of Life questionnaire.
Results: 91.5% of the elderly requested psychological counseling and education. For the elderly, scores for mental health (39.56±13.73) were significantly lower compared with Chinese standard data (61.6±13.7) (P<0.001). Age, chronic disease type, gender, residence pattern and economic support from children were the main psychological factors influencing this population.
Conclusion: mental health is the most important factor influencing quality of life of elderly left behind when family members migrated out of rural China. Our study suggested a need to widely establish a general practitioner team for psychological intervention for improving rural elderly people's Quality of Life level, especially in the psychological domain.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4292632 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3400.2425 | DOI Listing |
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