HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY POPULATION IN RACIALLY DIVERSE CITIES AND COUNTIES OF XINJIANG, CHINA

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuhui Li ◽  
Linda Dorsten
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Ethnic Populations ◽  
Elderly Health ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis research examines the impact of ethnic concentration and community socioeconomic status (SES) on elderly health in ethnically diverse communities in Xinjiang in northwest China. Effects of the concentration of two major ethnic populations are compared: the Han, which is the dominant ethnic group in China, and the Uyghur, the largest Muslim group in Xinjiang. Net of socioeconomic status, we find that population densities of the ethnic groups have a significant impact on our aggregate-level indicators of elderly health. Han density predicts good health, while Uyghur density predicts poor health. However, we do not find that SES indicators are independent predictors of community elder health. These findings suggest that rapidly developing economies, like those in China, do not necessarily provide the attention to health care that would result in improved quality of life and health status for the population.

scholarly journals The Impact of Family Socioeconomic Status on Elderly Health in China: Based on the Frailty Index

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 968
Author(s):  
Wenjian Zhou ◽  
Jianming Hou ◽  
Meng Sun ◽  
Chang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Frailty Index ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Family Socioeconomic Status ◽  
The Family ◽  
Elderly Health ◽  
The Impact

China is about to enter a moderate aging society. In the process of social and economic development, the family socioeconomic status and health status of the elderly have also changed significantly. Learning the impact of family socioeconomic status on elderly health can help them improve family socioeconomic status and better achieve healthy and active aging. Using the data of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in 2018, this study firstly analyzed the impact of family socioeconomic status on elderly health using the multivariate linear regression model and quantile regression model, the heterogeneity of different elderly groups using subsample regression, and the mediation effects of three conditions associated with the family socioeconomic status of the elderly. The results show that family socioeconomic status has a negative effect on the frailty index, that is, it has a positive impact on elderly health. Family socioeconomic status has a higher positive impact on the health status of the middle and lower age elderly and rural elderly. Overall living status and leisure and recreation status both have mediation effects, while health-care status has no mediation effect.

Forms of physical activity of the elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-228
Author(s):  
Piotr Czarnecki ◽  
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Justyna Podgórska-Bednarz ◽  
Lidia Perenc ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Key Phrases ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Physical activity is known to be an important factor influencing health throughout human life. This issue has become crucial for public health due to the aging of the population in both developed and developing countries. Aim. is to present a literature review on the forms of physical activity undertaken by the elderly, as well as on issues related to physical activity and the population aging. Material and methods. The study was prepared on the basis of a review of Polish and foreign literature. The following databases and data sources were used: EBSCO, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar. An additional source of data were the websites of the Central Statistical Office. Strictly defined key phrases were used during the collection of literature. The work has been divided into thematic subsections on the aging of the society, the impact of physical activity on health and the main topic, i.e. forms of physical activity selected by the elderly. Analysis of the literature. The number of elderly people in Polish society has increased by almost 3.7 million over three decades. Therefore, an important topic is prophylaxis aimed at increasing the number of days in good health, largely covering the broadly understood activation of the elderly. The available data indicate that only 12% of elderly people undertake physical activity once a week. The most common form of spending free time actively is walking (as many as 73% of people in this population declare this form of physical activity in one of the presented studies). Conclusion. Organized forms of physical activity are undertaken much less frequently by the analyzed age group mainly due to financial limitations and limited availability of sports infrastructure.

scholarly journals Social Engagement and Elderly Health in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Liu ◽  
Scott Rozelle ◽  
Qing Xu ◽  
Ning Yu ◽  
Tianshu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Longitudinal Survey ◽  
Elderly Health ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of social engagement on elderly health in China. A two-stage residual inclusion (2SRI) regression approach was used to examine the causal relationship. Our dataset comprises 9253 people aged 60 or above from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS) conducted in 2011 and 2013. Social engagement significantly improved the self-rated health of the elderly and reduced mental distress, but had no effect on chronic disease status. Compared with the rural areas, social engagement played a more important role in promoting the elderly health status in urban areas. Social engagement could affect the health status of the elderly through health behavior change and access to health resources. To improve the health of the elderly in China and promote healthy aging, the government should not only improve access to effective medical care but also encourage greater social engagement of the elderly.

scholarly journals Family structure and its impacts on the restrictions of self-perception of elderly health levels in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 2751-2762
Author(s):  
Mércia Santos da Cruz ◽  
Jair Andrade Araujo ◽  
Adriano Nascimento da Paixão
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Family Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Physical Mobility ◽  
Elderly Health ◽  
Home Living ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The aim of the article is to investigate the impacts of co-residence over spouce and\or children on self-perceived health among Brazilian elderly. The database used was the health supplement of the National Sample Survey of Households (PNAD) conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2008. The sample consists of 36 551 people from all regions of the country such as urban areas and rurals. The results indicate that seniors with better socioeconomic status, who don’t have physical mobility problems are more propenspos to a better self report among their health, regardless of the gender of the elderly. Regarding the impact of co-residence family health of respondents, living with daughters increases the probability that perception is better (specifically good or very good). Moreover,the results are consistent with the hypothesis that elderly brazilians realize better their health with home living with daughters and/or spouse.

scholarly journals Impact of socioeconomic status on Brazilian elderly health

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 616-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marília Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Purchasing Power ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Elderly Health ◽  
The Impact

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of socioeconomic status on elderly health. METHODS: The study was based on cross-sectional data from Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean. The sample comprised 2,143 non-institutionalized elderly aged 60 years and older living in the urban area of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Linear regression models estimated the effect of socioeconomic status indicators (years of schooling completed, occupation and purchasing power) on each one of the following health indicators: depression, self-rated health, morbidity and memory capacity. A 5% significance level was set. RESULTS: There was a significant effect of years of education and purchasing power on self-rated health and memory capacity when controlled for the variables number of diseases during childhood, bed rest for at least a month due to health problems during childhood, self-rated health during childhood, living arrangements, sex, age, marital status, category of health insurance, intake of medicines. Only purchasing power had an effect on depression. Despite the bivariate association between socioeconomic status indicators and number of diseases (morbidity), this effect was no longer seen after including the controls in the model. CONCLUSIONS: The study results confirm the association between socioeconomic status indicators and health among Brazilian elderly, but only for some dimensions of socioeconomic status and certain health outcomes.

scholarly journals Sports activities of 60 above Hungarian elderly-explaining and predicting impact of exercise on health

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kinga Lampek ◽  
László Csóka ◽  
Réka Hegedüs ◽  
Miklós Zrínyi ◽  
Mária Törőcsik
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Age Range ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background The proportion of elderly is on the rise both in Europe and in Hungary. The challenge is to increase the number of years spent in good health as well as to improve quality of life of those 60 years and above. This study focuses on the impact of physical activity on this age group. Methods A nationally representative sample of 2000 respondents were surveyed in an age range of 15–74. Our data concerns those being 60–74 years of age. The focus of our investigation was level and impact of physical activity in the group above. First, we used Chi-squared tests and correspondence analysis to identify the deviation in the answers of different groups in our sample. After we built a hierarchical linear regression model to get a deeper understanding of the impact of physical activity for elderly. Results Those reporting no physical/sports activity at all have to do with the negative culture of exercising. Only 9.3% reported being engaged with any sports; 72% reported no regular exercising throughout their lives. The relationship between sport activity and self-reported health was significant (p = 0.009, Cramer’s V = 0.2). Elderly were characterized by walking, hiking and less intense sports. Conclusions Those who actively exercised in this research reported better health outcomes than those who stopped or had never been engaged in any sports. We conclude that of all variables tested, physical activity was most effective to improve personal health of the elderly in this sample. Compared to European data on physical activity of elderly populations, Hungary seems to fall behind and needs to consider concentrated efforts to improve the future health of its senior populace.

scholarly journals University Extension of Elderly Health and Potency for Medical Training

10.3823/2445 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerle Dayana Tavares de Lucena ◽  
Layza De Souza Chaves Deininger ◽  
Ana Luiza Simões de Brito ◽  
Assis Porfírio Furtado Nogueira ◽  
George Halley Cartaxo Neves Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Training ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Speech Analysis ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Elderly Health ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To present the potential of university extension for medical training, based on the perception of extension workers. Method: This is an exploratory descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, carried out with medical students, former students of the university extension project of the elderly health. Wheels of conversations were made to base empirical production on a semi-structured interview script. The analysis was performed using Fiorin's speech analysis technique. Results: It was possible to verify, in this research, the power of the university extension in the medical training, the impact generated in the accompanied elderly people and the importance of the production of bond. It was also verified the importance of providing students with more projects that can give a return to society and foster in students the need not to stop only the pathology, but mainly to awaken the motivation for a humanized and integral care. Conclusion: The university extension provides an approximation with the community, through the bond and accountability between the academic and the elderly. In addition, it allows to contribute to improve and implant the sense of citizenship in the life of individuals. Key words: Health of the institutionalized elderly, Medicine, Collective Health.

scholarly journals Elderly Health Inequality in China and its Determinants: A Geographical Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (16) ◽  
pp. 2953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenjing Fan ◽  
Wei Ouyang ◽  
Li Tian ◽  
Yan Song ◽  
Wensheng Miao
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
Health Inequality ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Health Differences ◽  
Elderly Health

Inter-regional health differences and apparent inequalities in China have recently received significant attention. By collecting health status data and individual socio-economic information from the 2015 fourth sampling survey of the elderly population in China (4th SSEP), this paper uses the geographical differentiation index to reveal the spatial differentiation of health inequality among Chinese provinces. We test the determinants of inequalities by multilevel regression models at the provincial and individual levels, and find three main conclusions: 1) There were significant health differences on an inter-provincial level. For example, provinces with a very good or good health rating formed a good health hot-spot region in the Yangtze River Delta, versus elderly people living in Gansu and Hainan provinces, who had a poor health status. 2) Nearly 2.4% of the health differences in the elderly population were caused by inter-provincial inequalities; access (or lack of access) to economic, medical and educational resources was the main reason for health inequalities. 3) At the individual level, inequalities in annual income served to deepen elderly health differences, and elderly living in less developed areas were more vulnerable to urban vs. rural-related health inequalities.

Training of Mexican elders as health promoters: a qualitative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 735-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
María de la Luz Martínez-Maldonado ◽  
Consuelo Chapela ◽  
Víctor Manuel Mendoza-Núñez
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Program ◽  
Social Role ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Interpretive Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Elderly Health ◽  
Community Health Programs ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The purpose of the study was to analyze the repercussion of a training program in gerontological health promotion addressed to senior citizens in a rural area in Mexico. The impact of the program was examined at two levels: first, with regard to the development of specific practices relating to primary health care and to the actual implementation of community health programs and, second, through the interpretive analysis of bodily inscriptions in the participants. Results gave evidence of a gradual empowering process among the elderly health promoters who consistently developed a position of responsibility and autonomy regarding the control of their lives and, at the same time, an increasingly open critical attitude with regard to the social role ascribed to them by the community. Furthermore, the knowledge, sense of and meanings that operated on the significant practices of the participants were consistently determined by the extent of their social capital and habitus. It was important to note that the intervention research program did not lead to permanent changes in the participants’ habitus, whereas their main effects were associated to a greater consolidation of social support networks and to the acquisition of a salient position in their community given the symbolic cultural capital that represented having obtained an official certification. To conclude, a diversity of outcomes was evident in the participants as a result of the intervention program, depending on their personal biographies, social and cultural capitals, and on their particular positions within their community.

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