Morale Scale of the Aged / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

A PGC morale scale survey was taken on the aged people in a town of Takasu. No difference was observed in the final score between sexes, but responses to some questions differed significantly between men and women. The disparities were considered due to such factors as respondents' conjugal relations, family make-up and health conditions. When compared with healthy persons, those who see doctors regularly for treatment of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease got poor scores. Especially the scores for the woman outpatients were significantly lower than those for the healthy women. A similar tendency was noted in the results of activity analysis using the ability indexes of a geriatric research institute. Also worthy of note here is the fact that an individual ability score and moral score significantly correlated.<BR>Therefore, in order to help raise their moral scores, it is very important to help raise their ability to do something in everyday life after due consideration of the quality of life of the aged.