Abstract: Objective To understand the current status and influencing factors of benefit finding of elderly patients with chronic diseases. Methods From January to October 2020,664 hospitalized elderly patients with chronic diseases in Luzhou City were investigated by the general information data questionnaire,elderly chronic disease benefit finding questionnaire,self-perceived burden scale（SPBS）,family care questionnaire（adaptation,partnership,growth,affection and resolve,APGAR）,and social support rating scale（SSRS）,and the data were analyzed. Results The score of benefit finding in patients was （67.2±15.4）points. The gender（B=3.273,P<0.01）,age（B=4.117,P<0.01）,education level（B=3.165,P<0.01）,monthly income（B=2.042,P<0.01）,self-assessment health status（B=-2.076,P<0.01）,medical convenience（B=-2.893,P<0.05）,physical examination（B=-5.003,P<0.01）,social support（B=12.084,P<0.01）,family function（B=5.776,P<0.05;B=13.624,P<0.01） and self-perceived burden（B=-5.030,P<0.05） were influencing factors in benefit finding. Conclusion The elderly patients with chronic diseases have made certain benefit finding in the illness process,and personal,family,social and other factors have different degrees of influence on their benefit finding.

Key words: Elderly, Chronic diseases, Benefit finding, Influencing factors