Construction of health poverty vulnerability risk index system for rural elderly chro-nic patients
Objective To construct health poverty vulnerability risk index system for rural elderly chronic patients.Methods Through literature review,semi-structured interviews,on-site survey,expert consultation,and the analytic hierarchy,the health poverty vulnerability risk indicators and the weights of each indicator were identified for rural elderly chronic patients.Results The response rates of the 2 rounds expert consultation were 100%and 94.1%,the expert authority coefficients were 0.918 and 0.928,and the Kendall coordination coefficients were 0.201 and 0.242(both P<0.05).The final health poverty vulnerability risk index system for rural elderly chronic patients included 6 primary indicators,19 secondary indicators,and 78 tertiary indicators.Conclusion The health poverty vulnerability risk index system for rural elderly chronic patients has good reliability and rationality,and it can pro-vide references for identifying and coping with the health poverty and vulnerability risks for rural elderly chronic patients.
ruralthe elderlychronic diseaseshealth povertyvulnerabilityhealth risksindex system