Abstract
Purpose: The number of families who lost their only child was over one million in 2012 in China, and it is growing rapidly every year. Without their only child, they will inevitably worry about their health and life for their later years. It is important to explore the quality of life and influencing factors of the parents.Methods: The cluster sampling method was adopted to select the participants in Wuhu city, Anhui province, central China. The generalized linear regression models were performed to analyze factors influencing EQ-VAS scores.Results: The parents with different monthly income (P = 0.001) and self-rated health status (P < 0.001) had different EQ-VAS scores. Educational level, self-rated health status, number of chronic diseases, depression and having grandchildren were significantly associated with their EQ-VAS score.Conclusion: The government should encourage public medical institutions to provide convenient health management and medical services to this vulnerable group. Priority treatment should be given to the parents who already have multiple diseases. The parents who were depressed should be given timely intervention. The government should give more financial subsidies to the parents who need to raise their grandchildren.
Highlights
Since the late 1970s, “the one-child policy” has been the norm in the People’s Republic of China, and millions of couples have been restricted in the number of children they can have
This study used the EuroQol visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) scale and adopted the generalized linear regression models to explore the quality of life and influencing factors of the parents who lost their only child, coming from Wuhu city, Anhui province, located in central China
This study found that the parents with different monthly incomes and self-rated health statuses had different EQ-VAS scores
Summary
Since the late 1970s, “the one-child policy” has been the norm in the People’s Republic of China, and millions of couples have been restricted in the number of children they can have. This has played a certain role in controlling the over-rapid growth of the population and promoting economic development, but it brings about negative social phenomena. For Chinese parents, it is especially unique, because China has a traditional culture of “raising children for their old age.” Without their only child, they will inevitably worry about their health and life for their later years [2] The loss of a child in a family is “the most distressing and long-lasting of all grief.” For Chinese parents, it is especially unique, because China has a traditional culture of “raising children for their old age.” Without their only child, they will inevitably worry about their health and life for their later years [2]
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