Abstract
Objective To understand the features of the health status of the aged people in community,to evolve effective health education,and improve the quality of life of the aged people.Methods From January 2010 to May 2011,2 338 people aged over 60 years were investigated with their life self-care abilities,health statuses,associated diseases and etc using questionnaire and site survey.Their health statuses and associated diseases were summarized and analyzed.Results 69.3％ people in this group had more than one disease,34.8％ had more than two diseases,13.3％ had more than three diseases.The top six chronic diseases were hypertension,osteoarthrosis,hyperlipemia,chronic bronchitis,diabetes and coronary heart disease.38.3％ of the aged people with health problems failed to receive medical treatment actively.54.7％ of the aged people had not grasped the health care knowledges and the security self-care skills correctly.Conclusions Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases,respiratorydiseases,endocrine diseases,bone and joint diseases are the major factors affecting the health of the aged people.To develop the community health education,the individual care of preventive health care,and the preventive management of chronic diseases are the important measures to improve the quality of life of the aged people. Key words: Community; Aged people; Health status; Investigation; Health education
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