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In recent years, the State has intensified efforts to develop folk Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Shaanxi Province is a large province with rich TCM resources. However, the certificate holding rate of folk TCM in Shaanxi is low, the inheritance of medical skills is not optimistic; the core skills of folk TCM are lack of protection; the traditional folk diagnosis and treatment technology is lack of corresponding standards, and the clinical promotion is difficult, which makes the advantages of folk TCM not fully play. It was suggested that strengthen the assessment of Shaanxi Province’s real expertise, take measures to promote the inheritance, enhance the intellectual property protection of folk TCM in the province, intensify the research and formulation of local folk TCM screening and evaluation standards, and vigorously promote the clinical application of folk TCM in the province, so as to promote the inheritance, protection and development of folk TCM in Shaanxi Province.
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Objective:To examine influencing factors for social support satisfaction among disabled elderly people at home in rural areas and to provide evidence for policies on further improving the level of social support and the quality of care for disabled elderly people.Methods:We conducted a self-administered questionnaire survey with 211 disabled elderly people, using a random sampling method in 6 villages and towns in the Southern, Northern and Guanzhong areas of Shaanxi province from June to October 2020.An ordinal logistic regression model was adopted to analyze influencing factors for social support satisfaction among the participants.Results:The survey results indicated that, of the 211 disabled elderly people, 49(23.22%)were unsatisfied with social support, 110(52.13%)were generally satisfied, and 52(24.65%)were satisfied.Ordinal logistic regression analysis showed that the degree of disability, the number of chronic diseases, with or without hospitalization in 2019, the most important daily caregiver, the time needed to the nearest medical institution, and relationships with family members were important factors influencing social support satisfaction for disabled elderly people(all P<0.05).For the elderly with disability, female, a low degree of disability, no hospitalization in 2019, the spouse as the most important caregiver, and a short time needed to the nearest medical institution tended to be associated with a high level of social support satisfaction( OR=2.07, 71.52, 30.75 and 19.22, respectively).Poor relationships with family members were associated with a low level of social support satisfaction( OR=0.39). Conclusions:The satisfaction of disabled elderly people with social support is at a moderate level.For elderly people with disability, the degree of disability, the number of chronic diseases, recent hospitalization, the most important daily caregivers, the time needed to the nearest medical institution, and relationships with family members are important influencing factors for social support satisfaction.