Effects of physical and mental health factors and family function on the self-perception of aging in the elderly of Chinese community.
Brain Behav
; 12(9): e2528, 2022 09.
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| ID: mdl-35920170
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To examine the effects of physical and mental health factors and family functioning on the self-perception of ageing in elderly people.METHODS:
A random cluster sampling method was used to select elderly people aged over 60 from three communities in Handan City. Subjects were evaluated via face-to-face interviews using the Chinese version of the Ageing Perception Questionnaire, the Family Function Scale, the SF-36 Short-Form Health Survey, and a self-compiled general questionnaire. A single factor and stepwise multiple regression analysis were evaluated using SPSS 17.0 software.RESULTS:
Among the 1815 elderly people surveyed, the total negative dimension score was 91.67 ± 16.58 with an index of 73.34%, which is higher than the positive dimension score (6.01 ± 0.52, 60.10%). Elderly people with varying degrees of family dysfunction accounted for 11.63%, and the score for self-perceived ageing in elderly participants with good family function was 95.74 ± 12.63. The proportions with poor physical and mental health factors were 45.40% and 28.10%, respectively, and the scores for ageing self-perception in elderly participants with good or moderate mental health were 89.11 ± 12.65 and 86.22 ± 12.58, respectively. A stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that age, presence of a spouse, and family function were positive protective factors for ageing self-perception, while physical health factors were risk factors for the positive dimension of self-perceived ageing. Age and family function were risk factors for the negative dimension of ageing self-perception, while physical and mental health factors were protective factors for the negative dimension of self-perceived ageing.CONCLUSIONS:
Younger elderly and elderly people with good family function have positive self-perceptions of ageing, while elderly participants with poor physical and mental health have a negative perception of ageing.Key words
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aging
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Mental Health
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Brain Behav
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
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