Dynamic changes and influencing factors of quality of life of empty nest elderly in cadre ward
Objective To explore the dynamic changes and influencing factors of the quality of life of empty nest elderly in cadre ward.Methods Clinical data of 116 empty nest elderly aged ≥60 years old in the ward of senior cadres admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University from March 2020 to June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.All elderly people were assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life Measurement Brief,and the scores were compared between the initial survey and the final follow-up 2 years later.Single factor and multiple linear regression analysis were used to explore the high risk factors af-fecting the quality of life of empty-nest elderly in the wards of elderly cadres.Results After two years of follow-up,the patients'quali-ty of life scores in the psychological domain and social relationship domain decreased(P<0.05),and there was no significant differ-ence in the physical domain and environmental domain(P>0.05).Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences in psychological domain and social relationship domain among the elderly with different monthly income,sleep status,self-care ability,history of chronic diseases,family relationship and whether their children were filial(P<0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the high risk factors affecting the psychological domain included monthly income,sleep status,self-care ability,history of chronic diseases and whether the children were filial(P<0.05),the high risk factors affecting the social relationship domain included monthly income,sleep status and history of chronic diseases(P<0.05).Conclusion The quality of life of empty nest elderly in ca-dre ward mainly occurs in the psychological field and the reduction of social relations which monthly income,sleep status,self-care a-bility,history of chronic diseases and filial piety of children should be paid attention to in these two fields.
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