Factors related to successful aging among community-dwelling elderly in Wenzhou, China
, , , et | 20 mars 2023
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Article Category: Original Article
Publié en ligne: 20 mars 2023
Pages: 65 - 71
Reçu: 29 sept. 2022
Accepté: 11 nov. 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0007
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Successful aging level of community-dwelling elderly (N = 83).
| Successful aging level (M = 56.76, SD = 12.31) | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Low (0–27) | 3 | 3.60 |
| Moderate (28–55) | 36 | 43.4 |
| High (56–80) | 44 | 53.0 |
Demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 83).
| Characteristics | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 44 | 53.0 |
| Male | 39 | 47.0 |
| Buddhism | 34 | 41.0 |
| Catholicism | 2 | 2.4 |
| Christian | 4 | 4.8 |
| Taoism | 1 | 1.2 |
| No | 42 | 50.6 |
| 60–69 | 9 | 10.8 |
| 70–79 | 36 | 43.4 |
| 80–89 | 33 | 39.8 |
| ≥90 | 5 | 6.0 |
| No formal education | 54 | 65.1 |
| Primary school | 15 | 18.0 |
| Junior high school | 11 | 13.3 |
| High school | 3 | 3.6 |
| Married | 68 | 81.9 |
| Widowed | 15 | 18.1 |
| 1 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 22 | 26.5 |
| ≥3 | 59 | 71.1 |
| Agricultural insurance | 42 | 50.6 |
| Commercial insurance | 5 | 6.0 |
| Social insurance | 36 | 43.4 |
| No underlying disease | 27 | 32.5 |
| Comorbidity | 56 | 67.5 |
| Comorbidity (present illness) | ||
| Hypertension | 41 | 73.2 |
| COPD | 1 | 1.8 |
| Hypertension and diabetes | 9 | 16.1 |
| Others | 5 | 8.9 |
| ≤5000 | 70 | 84.3 |
| >5000 | 13 | 15.7 |
The relationship between selected factors and successful aging.
| Variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Successful aging | - | - |
| ADL | 0.67 | < 0.001 |
| Life satisfaction | 0.63 | < 0.001 |
| Social support | 0.36 | < 0.001 |
| Income of elderly | 0.73 | < 0.001 |
| Self-efficacy | 0.72 | < 0.001 |
Univariate analysis of factors associated with successful aging (N = 83).
| Variables | Possible range | Actual range | Percentage of actual range | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADL | 0–100 | 50–100 | 50.00–100.00 | 84.58 | 13.16 |
| Life satisfaction | 5–35 | 20–35 | 57.14–100.00 | 29.05 | 3.48 |
| Social support | 12–65 | 26–55 | 40.00–84.62 | 42.42 | 5.19 |
| Income of elderly | - | 300–8000 | 3.75–100.00 | 3413.25 | 1727.66 |
| Self-efficacy | 10–40 | 12–40 | 30.00–100.00 | 28.75 | 6.7 |
| Successful aging | 0–80 | 22–76 | 27.50–95.00 | 56.76 | 12.31 |