RESUMO
Objective To investigate the effects of three-level comprehensive interventionof family, community and society on physical and mental health of empty nest disabled elderly. Methods From February 2017 to July 2017, the empty nest elderly aged more than 75 years old and daily life ability scale score ≥14 from two communities under 10 community health service centers directly subordinate toTangshanWorker's Hospital and Hongci Hospital were randomly selected, thenthey were divided into theintervention group andthe control group with 50 persons each. The control group was given blank control, and the intervention group was given a 6-month intervention based on the theory of healthy ecology. The intervention consisted of threes-level of family, community and society, each aspect included four aspects such as daily life, environmental safety, medical care and spiritual comfort. Six months later, the Health Promotion Lifestyle Scale, the Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument, Loneliness Scale, Perceived Social Support from Family Scale, Social Support Rating Scale, Activityof Daily Living Scalewere used to evaluate. Results Sixmonths later, the scores of health promotion behavior (114.44± 6.14), family support (9.16 ± 0.93) and social support (30.06 ± 1.48) in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group(t=45.363, 21.672, 64.046, P<0.01); the scores of frailty(35.96 ± 3.71), loneliness (34.94 ± 4.13) and ADL (20.88 ± 1.49) in the intervention group were lower than those before intervention (t=28.946,-31.295,-18.886, P<0.01). Conclusions Thecomprehensive intervention in three-level of family, community and society based on the theory of ecology health can improve the support of empty nest disabled elderly, reduce loneliness and weakness, improve the health promotion behavior and daily life ability of empty nest elderly, and promote physical and mental health.
RESUMO
Objective To understand the loneliness of elderly people,and to analyze the correlation between frailty,family social support and loneliness.Methods The elderly people aged 75 and over from 10 community health service centers in Tangshan were selected and evaluated with the CFAI comprehensive e-valuation tool and the loneliness scale.Results The frailty rate was 100% in 3 448 elderly people.The score of the frailty of elderly was(47.27±0.77),and the degree of frailty was increased with the increase of age. The social support level of general and below accounted for 95.92%.The total average score of social support for the elderly was(32.72±6.21);and the medium or above loneliness accounted for 68.94%.The total aver-age score of loneliness in the elderly was(40.24± 10.23).The most needed caregiver was the children and their daughters. Multivariate analysis showed that the degree of education,the degree of frailty,family support (the relationship with children,with the children who do not support the elderly,communicating with chil-dren,taking the views of the elderly,importance of being at home and the visiting frequency of the children), community support(received the services provided by the neighborhood committee,often keep up with rela-tives and friends,the frequency of neighborhood interaction,have received community psychological counse-ling and have received volunteer service)and social support entered the regression equation.The regression coefficient were -0.084,1.167,1.016,1.212,0.914,1.029,1.025,1.264,1.400,0.889,1.053,1.307,1.466, 1.332,-0.405,respectively.Conclusion Frailty,family function and community social support are important factors of loneliness among the elderly.The support system construction should be strengthened to reduce the loneliness of the elderly,and improve the quality of life.
