Factors related to successful aging among community dwelling the elderly in Wenzhou, China

Name: Gu, Chenyu

LCSH: Older people -- Conduct of life

Classification :.DDC: 305.26

LCSH: Quality of life

LCSH: Older people -- China

Abstract: The aging of population is becoming more and more serious in the world, which is the same in China. Successful aging is a popular issue to deal with population aging at present, but there is not much research in China. The objectives of this study was to study the level of successful aging of the elderly in the community in Wenzhou, China, and to study the association between activities of daily living, life satisfaction, social support, income of elderly, self-efficacy, and successful aging of the elderly. This study was conducted from July 1th to August 20th, 2021 in Wenzhou, China (Lucheng District, Ouhai District, Longwan District, Dongtou District) among community dwelling, used convenient sampling technology to select samples, a total of 83 samples meeting the requirements were investigated. The study used a questionnaire survey. Used the demographic questionnaire, the successful aging scale, the barthel index rating scale of ADL, satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), social support rating scale and the general self-efficacy scale (GSES) investigated the variables. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used to describe the sample and test for relevance. The results showed that 53.0% of the participants had a high level of successful aging and 43.4% had a moderate level of successful aging with the mean score was 56.76 (SD = 12.31). Correlation results between variables showed that income of elderly (r = .73; p < .001), self-efficacy (r = .72; p < .001) were highly correlated with successful aging, while activities of daily living (r = .67; p < .001), life satisfaction (r = .63; p < .001), social support (r = .36; p < .001) were moderately correlated with successful aging. It was concluded that there were significant positive correlation between activities of daily living, life satisfaction, social support, income of elderly, self-efficacy and successful aging among community dwelling the elderly in Wenzhou, China. Therefore, relevant professionals can formulate more effective health education and intervention measures based on the above factors, so as to improve the level of successful aging of the elderly.

Burapha University. Library

Address: CHONBURI

Email: buulibrary@buu.ac.th

Name: Pornchai Jullamate

Role: Principal advisor

Created: 2022

Modified: 2023-07-04

Issued: 2023-07-04

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CallNumber: Th 305.26 Gu896F

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DegreeName: Master of Nursing Science

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Adult Nursing Pathway

Grantor: Burapha University

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