广州城区老年人生活质量的调查研究

采用中华医学会老年医学分会流行病学组制定的老年人生活质量调查表，于１９９６年７～９月对广州市某街道１０２７名老年人进行问卷调查及体格检查，结果发现老年人慢性病的患病率达８２２％，同时患两种病以上占５４％。慢性病造成６７６％老人活动受限制，２４％生活完全不能自理。而老年人的经济收入普遍较低，７０％收入在２００～６００元／月之间，５２％自认经济状况较差，５３７％难以承担医疗费用。就医困难的原因中经济困难占首位（５９％），由于多种不良因素的影响，大部分老年人有负性情绪，主要有孤独感、衰老感和老而无用感，必须通过提高老年人的躯体健康，心理及精神健康、生活条件及社会适应能力，才能使老年人渡过高质量的老年期。

A Survey of elder People's Quality of life in Guangzhou City

Acording to the schedule of survey for elder people's quality of life made by Epidemiology Group of Geriatric Medicine Committee of Chinese.1027 elder people living in Shishu road of Guangzhou city have been given an questionnaire and physical examination.As a result,82.2% elder people have chronic diseases and 54% elder people have more than two kinds of chronic disease at the same time.These chronic diseases resulted in activity restrict in 67.6% of the elderly people and abiotrophy in 2.4% of them .In economy,the elderly's income is generally low.70% of them only have 200 to 600 yuan per month.52% elder people think they have bad emonomic condition and 53.7% of them think they can't bear medical expense,This is the main reason that the old people can't go to see a doctor. Because of so many bad factors most elder people have bad feeling,for example,Loneliness,senility and uselessness. The elder people's remaining years will not be fine until their physical,psychological and mental health,condition of life and adaptability of society are improved. Author's address \ Department of Nursing,Guangdong province People's Hospital,Guangzhou, 510080.