OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 1021-1025.

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Health fitness status and influencing factors of urban elderly population in Luzhou City

HE Lu-sheng1,2, ZHANG Ting3, ZHANG Li1, XU Jun4, HUANG Chen5, FU Jing2   

  1. 1. Department of Oncology,Zigong Fourth People's Hospital,Zigong Sichuan 643000,China;
    2. Nursing College,Southwest Medical University,Luzhou Sichuan 646000,China;
    3. Research Center,Sichuan Health Rehabilitation Vocational College,Zigong Sichuan 643000,China;
    4. Operations Management Department,Southern Hospital,Southern Medical University,Guangzhou Guangdong 510000,China;
    5. School of Public Health,Southern Medical University,Guangzhou Guangdong 510000,China
  • Received:2022-08-07 Revised:2022-08-29 Published:2026-03-11
  • Contact: FU Jing,Professor,E-mail:414011449@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To explore the status and influencing factors of health fitness(physiology,psychology and society) of urban elderly population in Luzhou City. Methods From May to September 2020,1 227 elderly people were selected by stratified random and convenient sampling to conduct a questionnaire survey,and the data were analyzed. Results In the health fitness assessment,the overall fitness score was (62.35±10.34)points,the physiological fitness score was (55.43±13.07)points,the psychological fitness score was (69.49±12.60)points,and the social fitness score was (64.40±12.66)points. There were statistically significant differences in the health fitness score among elderly people with different gender,age,education level,marital status,monthly family income,monthly personal income and occupation(all P<0.05).There were statistically significant differences in the health fitness score among elderly people with different smoking frequency,drinking frequency,exercise frequency,number of chronic diseases,health attention,frequency of meeting with children,interests and hobbies,adversity quotient,major traumatic events,life attitude,life satisfaction,and major life events(all P<0.05).The gender,age,income,educational level,marital status,occupation,smoking frequency,exercise frequency,number of chronic diseases,health attention,frequency of meeting with children,interests and hobbies,adversity quotient,psychological trauma events,life attitude,life satisfaction and major life events were the influence factors of the elderly health fitness status(all P<0.05). Conclusions The health fitness level of urban elderly population in Luzhou City is lower than the national norm,especially in physical fitness.The health fitness level of the elderly is affected by age,income,educational level,marital status,number of chronic diseases,health attention,frequency of meeting with children,interests and hobbies,psychological trauma events,life satisfaction and major life events.Therefore,multi-dimensional and multi-angle attention should be paid to the health of the elderly.

Key words: Urban elderly people, Health, Health fitness, Status, Influencing factors

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