Empty Nest Research Articles

Resilience capacity, rumination and life satisfaction in middle aged women

This study investigates the correlation between resilience capacity, rumination and life satisfaction in middle aged women ranging from 35–55-year-old. The sample consisted of female participants (N = 80) were selected through convenient sampling technique. Due to various factors such as menopausal stage of life, empty nest phase of life, the sample was determined, the results showed that there is no significant correlation between resilience capacity and life satisfaction, whereas no significant correlation between rumination and life satisfaction or resilience capacity and rumination.

The empty nest syndrome assessment instrument: development and psychometric properties of Persian version among iranian older adults

ABSTRACT Leaving home by children so-called ‘empty nest’ is a crucial event that will affect the parents’ quality of life. This article reports the development and validation of the empty nest syndrome Instrument (ENSAI), an instrument that assessed a set of signs and symptoms specific to parents confronted by the empty nest. Initially, qualitative responses from 41 parents were analyzed and cross-referenced with existing literature on empty nest syndrome to develop 21 items and six factors of Loneliness, Purposelessness, Anxiety-Depression, Insomnia, Grief-Loss, and Incompetency. Following a development phase, the instrument’s psychometric properties were tested on a sample of 210 parents using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFI). EFA revealed six subscales for ENSAI, collectively explaining 79% of the empty nest syndrome variance. All item loadings were ‘good’ to ‘excellent,’ ranging from 0.60 to 0.96. CFA indicated a high goodness of fit for the Persian version of ENSAI.

Social welfare of the older people in rural China in the context of an aging population

The author analyzed the problem of China’s aging population in rural areas. The main characteristics and causes of aging were described, and three typical features of this phenomenon were analyzed. These include the “one-child policy”, “aging”, and “empty nest syndrome”. The author reflected on how to address aging in China and help maintain an appropriate quality of life for senior citizens in rural areas.

Empty Nests: A Study on the Left-Behind Parents of Emigrated Children from Punjab (India)

The ever-occurring phenomenon of migration has great impact on the lives of migrants and their left-behind families. The mechanism of migration has physically separated many families. The present study is an attempt to understand how transnational migration has impacted the lives of left-behind parents living in the village Khizarabad, Punjab, India. Data from 30 parents were collected using in-depth interviews and quasi-participant observation methods. Couple of interviews were counted as one parent and as one interview. Experiences of parents were documented using narratives. The findings of the study revealed that the emotional cost of migration is suffered by the left-behind parents. The remittances received by the parents improved their economic conditions but at the same time decreases physical and emotional support. The paper also draws a conclusion that technology has played a vital role in such situations as it strengthens family ties across borders through phone calls and video calls.

Hard of hearing: the effect of distance and experimental noise on mountain chickadee song transmission

ABSTRACT Urban noise can disrupt avian communication networks, resulting in reduced communication among individuals. Mountain chickadees alter their vocalisations in areas of high ambient noise; however, it is unknown how audible their signals are within the nest cavity, where the female remains during dawn signalling. To test the relative audibility of songs within the nest box of urban and rural chickadees, we conducted a playback experiment directed at empty nest boxes using an autonomous recording unit above the box with external microphones and an internal microphone inside the nest box. We placed a speaker 25-75 m from the nest box and played two playback files of mountain chickadee songs – one with added noise and one without. Songs had a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in rural habitats and in ‘Without Added Noise’ treatments, however, SNR decreased with increasing distance from the nest box. The lower frequency song notes had a lower SNR inside the nest in both treatment types. As expected, noise and distance resulted in decreased SNR of chickadee songs within the nest cavity. These findings suggest a possible constraint in urban birds requiring them to reduce their distance from the nest to ensure audibility to the female while in noise.

Design of Intelligent Medicine Cabinet Based on STM32F103RCT6

Population aging is an inevitable trend of global population development and a worldwide problem. It is also a new normal facing China's social development. The elderly health problem cannot be ignored. In recent years, with the increasing elderly population, the problem of the elderly taking medicine on time gradually emerged. At present, there are few types of smart medical boxes available on the market, and all of them have some unsolvable problems. After investigation, most elderly people will suffer from multiple diseases and take multiple medications. As older people age, memory decline can lead to problems such as not taking medication on time, forgetting to take medication, taking the wrong medication, not being able to get medication quickly in an emergency, and not having medication stored out of date to be attended to. Aiming at the problems of elderly people not taking medicine on time, forgetting to take medicine, taking wrong drugs, drug quality, and the use and preservation of smart medicine box, we designed a smart medicine box with STM32 as the main control chip to assist elderly people to take medicine. The design of the intelligent medicine cabinet takes STM32F103RCT6 as the hardware core, and adds voice reminder module, GPS Beidou positioning module, temperature and humidity detection module, pressure sensing module and so on. The switch of the medicine box is controlled by the output level of the photosensitive sensor inside the photosensitive box. The temperature and humidity inside the medicine cabinet are collected in real time by using the temperature and humidity composite sensor and timing reminder setting. The functions of reminding the elderly to take medicine on time, detecting the temperature and humidity inside the medicine cabinet, information collection and drug classification are realized. Therefore, the intelligent medicine box designed in this paper can realize a variety of functions, such as timely intelligent voice reminding to take medicine, automatically opening the medicine box and monitoring whether the medicine has been taken, monitoring whether the environment of the medicine box is suitable, and drug classification. It provides great convenience for empty nest elderly living alone who need to take medication for a long time, and better serves the elderly.

Evaluation of status quo and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure among empty-nest elderly in China: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal survey (CHARLS).

The aging society and the empty nest of the elderly have become issues that cannot be ignored by the Chinese government. Not only does the physical function of the empty-nest elderly (ENE) decline, and the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases increase significantly, but they are also more likely to have loneliness, low life satisfaction, mental health problems, and even a much greater possibility of suffering from depression than the nonempty-nest elderly, besides the possibility of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) which is also greatly increased. This paper aims to evaluate the status quo of dilemma and determinants of a vast sample of subjects based on the national level. Data were obtained from the latest 2018's data of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Under the guidance of Andersen's model of health services utilization, this study clarified the overall and different demographic characteristics and prevalence of CHE among ENE and further built the Logit and Tobit model to explore the determinants of CHE occurrence and its intensity. A total of 7,602 ENE were included in the analysis, and the overall incidence of CHE among them was 21.20%. Poor self-reported health status (OR=2.03, 95% CI: 1.71-2.35), suffering from three or more chronic diseases simultaneously (OR=1.79, 95% CI: 1.42-2.15), low life satisfaction (OR=1.44, 95% CI: 1.20-1.68) and advanced age played the leading role in accounting for its high risk, and its intensity increased 0.0311 (SE=0.005), 0.0234 (SE=0.007), and 0.0178 (SE=0.005), respectively. In contrast, the leading drop in the probability of CHE among ENE was those whose monthly income was over 20,000 CNY (OR=0.46, 95% CI: 0.38-0.55), whose intensity declined 0.0399 (SE=0.005), whose monthly income was between 2,000 and 20,000 CNY (OR=0.78, 95% CI: 0.66-0.90) and whose intensity declined 0.021 (SE=0.005), and who were married during the survey period (OR=0.82, 95% CI: 0.70-0.94). Simultaneously, rural ENE showed more vulnerability and higher risk of CHE when confronted with these factors compared with the urban ones. More attention should be paid for ENE in China. The priority, including the relevant health insurance or social security measurements, should be further strengthened.

Risk Factors Associated with Empty Nest Syndrome in Elderly Women in the Work Area of Public Health Center (Puskesmas) 1 Kembaran Banyumas Regency in 2014

Empty nest syndrome is often experienced by women, especially in nuclear families. Empty nest syndromes are experienced by old age at the time when the cubs last married or left home. The phenomenon of empty nest syndrome is widely experienced by women of advanced age with various diverse forms. This study aims to study the risk factors associated with empty nest syndrome in older women in the Puskesmas l Kembaran Working Area of Banyumas Regency in 2014. This type of research is a quantitative study using a cross-sectional approach with a population of 184 older women. The analysis used is Chi-Square and Logistic Regression. The results showed that the age of older women who experienced empty nest syndrome (63.6%), in the category of elderly old (57.6%), basic education (77.7%), non-work (58.7%) and social activities (93.5%). The results of the Chi-square test obtained variables related to the empty nest syndrome were self-concept (p-value = 0.016), communication with children (p-value = 0.027), and communication with partners (p-value- 0.026). Variables that are not related to the incidence of empty nest syndrome are age (p-value = 0.368), education (p-value = 0.834), occupation (p-value = 0.957) and social activities (p-value = 0.935). According to the logistic regression test results, self-concept is the most dominant variable associated with the empty nest syndrome (p = 0.020. OR = 2.103). The conclusion of the self-concept research is the variable most related to the empty nest syndrome. It is recommended that older women need to increase their social activities. Children should often visit parents or contact them by phone, and posyandu cadres explain the importance of social interaction in posyandu activities for the elderly.

Гнездовые группировки орлов на ключевой орнитологической территории «Чинк Донызтау» в 2022 году

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Research on the Development of Home Care Industry Based on Porter's Diamond Theory – Take Tianjin as an example

With the continuous reduction of household size, the increase of empty nest families of the elderly, and the weakening of family development ability and anti-risk ability, it is predicted that by 2025, the proportion of people aged 60 and above and those aged 65 and above in the permanent population of Tianjin will reach 24.66% and 17.35% respectively. The acceleration of the aging population in Tianjin has put forward higher requirements for the development of the elderly care industry. Meanwhile, The State Council issued Several Opinions on Comprehensively Opening the Elderly Care Service Market and Improving the Quality of Elderly Care Service on December 26, 2016. Based on this background, this paper uses Porter's diamond theory to introduce the development of home-based care industry in Tianjin from five aspects: resource elements, demand conditions, auxiliary industries, government functions and main opportunities, and finds that there are problems such as insufficient basic investment and lack of professional nursing talents in the development of the elderly care industry in Tianjin. Combined with the current information development level and policy background, this paper puts forward some policy suggestions, such as focusing on the training of professional nursing staff, correctly weighing the relationship between the government and the market, optimizing the environment for private investment in home care industry.

Difference Between Empty Nest and Non-Empty Nest Rural Elderly in Bangladesh

This study has three objectives- to identify the socio-economic difference between the empty nest and non-empty nest rural elderly, to find out the difference between them based on their relationship with their children, and to differentiate the pattern of mental anxieties between them. The social survey method has been applied for data collection. For the empty-nest elderly, the researcher has selected three villages under the district of Jhenaidah. The non-empty-nest elderly researcher has established Shatoil village under the district of Naogaon. Data were collected from a total of 132 (100 non-empty-nest and 32 empty-nest) respondents using purposive sampling with informed consent. A semi-structured interview schedule was applied to collect the data. In this study, most empty-nest respondents' socio-economic conditions were satisfactory, but non-empty-nest respondents' socio-economic conditions were not. In both cases, the highest of the (empty-nest and non-empty-nest) respondents’ relationship with children was good and had no difference. The main difference between them is in the case of service providers. The greatest of the non-empty-nest elderly did not feel loneliness and mental anxieties. On the other hand, all the empty-nest respondents felt lonely and most suffered from mental anxietyanxieties. GOs and NGOs should build up adult recreation centers and old homes and train elders on using modern technology (such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, Skype, etc.) to communicate with children. It will mitigate their loneliness and mental anxiety

Longitudinal study on the Emotional Support Mechanism of the Mental Health of Empty Nesters

Background: With the gradual decline of the physiological functions of elderly people, "big events" in social roles and social relations such as widowhood, retirement, disability, etc. will have a major negative impact on their mental state, make them show mental depression and other conditions, people with severe symptoms may even choose to commit suicide. Objectives: Whether living alone or living only with a spouse is significantly related to the depression tendency of elderly people; Whether the high frequency of intergenerational meetings will alleviate the depression tendency of elderly people who live alone or only with their spouse; Whether social interaction will relieve the depression tendency of elderly people who live alone or only with their spouses; Whether there are significant urban-rural differences in the relationship between different living patterns and the depression tendency of the elderly, as well as the relationship between "visit home often", social interaction and depression tendency of the elderly. Methods: Taking mental depression as an example, this article uses the CHARLS data and OLS regression model to analyze the correlation between different living patterns and depression tendency in urban and rural areas, and introduce the interaction effect analysis of intergenerational meeting frequency variable "visit home often" to explain its mechanism. Results: The elderly people living alone or living only with a spouse do have a high tendency to depression, and the depression tendency of living alone is more obvious; “visit home often” can effectively reduce the depression tendency of elderly people living alone or living only with a spouse. Social interaction has a weaker influence on the mental depression of elderly people; The elderly people living alone or living only with a spouse in rural areas have a higher tendency to depression. And "visit home often" is more obvious to reduce the mental depression of the elderly living alone or living only with a spouse in urban areas. Main Contribution to Evidence-Based Practice: The article puts together the recent evidence about the effect of empty nest on depression symptom in Elderly People；compares the impact of urban-rural differences；explores the mechanism of intergenerational frequency of interaction between residential patterns and depression.

Depression symptoms and quality of life in empty-nest elderly among Chengdu: A cross-sectional study.

To estimate the prevalence of depression symptoms and quality of life (QoL) and examined the influence of factors in the empty nest elderly. This was a cross-sectional study, which was conducted from February 2022 to May 2022. We recruited a convenience sample of no empty-nest elderly and empty-nest elderly (≥60 years) living in Chengdu. QoL was assessed using WHOQOL-BREF, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) was used to assess depression symptoms. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze data between independent variables with depression symptoms. Two thousand twenty-six participants were included in this study, 39.0% (660/1,082) experienced depression symptoms among empty-nest elderly. Age (aOR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.00-1.04; P = 0.046), chronic disease≥2 (aOR, 3.29; 95% CI, 2.50-4.33; P < 0.001) were associated with increased risk of depression symptoms, and physical activity (aOR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.40-0.87; P = 0.008), physical health (aOR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.88-0.99; P = 0.026), psychological health (aOR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.87-0.98; P = 0.013), and total score (aOR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.96-0.99; P < 0.001) were associated with decreased risk of depression symptoms among empty-nest elderly. Depression symptoms are common mental health problems among empty-nest elderly. We found that age, chronic disease ≥2 and physical activity were important factors that have an impact on depressive symptoms. Empty-nest elderly would have lowered QoL score.

Community social capital and the health-related quality of life among empty-nest elderly in western China: moderating effect of living arrangements

Background:At present, the empty nest phenomenon is becoming more and more serious in the world, especially in China, and its health problems deserve attention. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the impact of community social capital on the health-related quality of life of empty-nest elderly.Methods:The study used data collected from a survey study conducted between 2018 and 2019 in Sichuan province, China, with 638 empty-nest elderly meeting our criteria. SF-12 scale and self-made social capital scale were used to evaluate the health-related quality of life and community social capital of empty-nest elderly. Through descriptive statistical analysis, bivariate analysis and hierarchical multiple regression model, this study analyzes the relationship between community social capital and health-related quality of life of empty-nest elderly. Considering the role of living arrangements, this study further uses the simple effect analysis method to explore the moderating role of living arrangements.Results:After controlling the relevant variables, the cognitive social capital (CSC) of empty-nest elderly had a positive relationship with the physical health summary (PCS) (β = 0.188, p＜0.001) and mental health summary (MCS) (β = 0.205, p＜0.001). No effect of structural social capital on quality of life was found as a result. Living arrangements played a moderation effect on the relationship between CSC and MCS (β=-2.018, p＜0.05). The MCS score of high CSC group (55.516 ± 0.757) was significantly higher than that of low CSC group (49.383 ± 0.722).Conclusion:The results suggest empty-nest elderly has poorer physical health and weaker structural social capital, while the cognitive social capital has a greater positive impact on their quality of life. Targeted interventions to enhance community social capital may be beneficial to improve health status of this vulnerable population.

Social care for disabled elderly women in urban China: The roles of the community

This article analyses the provision of community care for urban disabled elderly women. With the emergence of an aging society in China and the empty nest syndrome in Chinese families, the number of elderly people who cannot take care of themselves is increasing. With the reduction in family size and the weakening of the home care function, traditional family care in China is facing immense challenges. On the one hand, a growing number of disabled elderly women are in urgent need of care; they encounter many difficulties in daily life, including poor health status, the loss of their spouse and living alone, an inability to support themselves economically, the lack of a spiritual life, and a significant reliance on their children to take care of them. On the other hand, the family's function of providing for the elderly has been weakened, and the traditional way of care is affected by the changes in modern society. Based on a qualitative study in Beijing, this article examines the demand for care from disabled elderly women and the current supply of community care. It puts forward a community-centred and targeted assistance model and social work intervention. This study argues that the community care system for disabled elderly women in urban areas should focus on four aspects, namely living care, medical care, spiritual consolation, and emergency assistance; and the protection mechanism should be improved to support disabled elderly women from three aspects: a protection system, a fund guarantee and services from health and social care staff and social workers.

Exploring urban empty-nesters’ using WeChat influencing factors and quality of life: A qualitative descriptive study

ObjectiveTo explore urban empty-nesters using WeChat influencing factors and experiences of improving their quality of life. Methods14 registered empty-nesters who had used WeChat in Fuzhou communities were recruited via convenience and purposive sampling methods with a qualitative descriptive design. Data were collected through individual, semi-structured, and face-to-face interviews and analyzed according to content analysis. ResultsThe research revealed two primary themes with associated sub-themes: 1) influencing factors of using WeChat, and 2) quality of life experiences. DiscussionsPhysiological factors, education level, and social support were using WeChat influencing factors by urban empty-nesters. WeChat is a convenient channel to improve empty-nesters’ daily lives and a practical platform to meet empty-nesters’ needs. Identifying these experiences could help older adults, especially empty-nesters’ accept the era of intelligence and provide inspiration and reference for the increasingly normalized empty nest life.

Severity of loneliness, depression and perceived social support in adults in the empty nest stage of the family life cycle and the influence of using digital technology.

Study aimed to identify association between loneliness, depression and perceived social support in adults living in the empty nest stage of family life cycle and to assess impact of digital technology use on the same. In this hospital based cross-sectional study, we recruited 281 adults aged 50 years and above. Assessment of loneliness and depression was done using University of California Los Angeles Loneliness scale and Patient Health Questionnaire. Social support was assessed using Multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Digital technology use was assessed based on their self -reported use of mobile, or computer. Among the participants (age 50-75 years), women accounted for 57.7%. 71% of the adults were staying with the spouse, 85% of the participants reported lowincome status. Mean score (SD) of loneliness was 61.7(10.23). Only 17.8% were classified as having no to mild depression, while 52.7% reported low social support. Loneliness severity correlated significantly with depression severity (σ=0.59, p=0.000), and perceived social support (σ=-0.78, p=0.000). Use of digital technology (72.9%) was associated with significantly lower loneliness score (U=4120.00, p=0.000, lower depression score (U=5106.00, p=0.000) and higher perceived social support (U=4366.00, p=0.000). Loneliness is present in adults in the empty nest stage of life cycle. Its severity positively correlated with depressive symptoms and negatively with perceived social support. Digital technology users seem to have lower loneliness, lower depression severity and higher social support compared to non-digital technology users.

Response of cavity nesting birds to Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera) and aerial spraying – An experimental approach

Eruptive population dynamics of forest insect species regularly attract the interest of ecologists but also often evoke debates among stakeholders concerning impacts that outbreaks or pest control activities have on forest communities including insectivorous birds. Lymantria dispar is the most serious native defoliator in mixed oak-broadleaf forests in Central Europe. To investigate the treatment effects of L. dispar density, aerial application of the insecticide Mimic (tebufenozide) and nest box accessibility for L. dispar caterpillars on nest box success of cavity nesting birds, we deployed 352 nest boxes in a full factorial experimental design with 11 replicates. L. dispar density was predicted by egg mass counts made in the year before the study. The accessibility of nest boxes for L. dispar caterpillars was manipulated in all study sites by placing nest boxes on trunks for easy access to caterpillars and on branches for more difficult access. Successful nest boxes (binary metric that combines failed breeding attempt and empty nest box) and nest productivity (number of fledged chicks in successful boxes) were monitored in the peak year of a L. dispar outbreak, during which half of the plots were treated with Mimic, as well as in the following year when L. dispar populations had widely collapsed, and no further treatments were applied. L. dispar and non-target caterpillar biomass was sampled by canopy fogging to quantify prey abundance. Caterpillar biomass was significantly reduced by Mimic in the treatment year and remained low in the post-treatment year. Despite the reduction of caterpillars, our zero-inflation model found no effect of any tested variables on nest box success of the early brood. However, in the late broods the number of successful nest boxes was reduced in Mimic treated plots in the first year by 42%, while unaffected by initial L. dispar density. The number of successful nest boxes in the second year was lower in areas with initially high L. dispar densities and there was a marginal carry-over effect of insecticide treatment. L. dispar caterpillars entered nest boxes on the trunk in higher numbers than boxes on the branch, but nest box position had no effect on nest box success of birds.We conclude that despite its strong negative impact on caterpillar prey, aerial application of Mimic targeting L. dispar caused an increase in the number of failed boxes in late broods in sprayed plots, particularly in the year of application and to some extent in the year after. We presume this delayed effect of Mimic only on late broods to be caused by Mimic-induced caterpillar shortages during first broods leading to an increased parental effort and a subsequent reduced number of second broods. The generally limited impact of Mimic might be explained by the overall extensive availability of alternate prey in oak forests in May during first broods and the ability of tits to increase their parental effort in times of caterpillar shortage. In unsprayed sites, L. dispar densities can create legacies of impact in following years, but caterpillars do not directly affect birds nest box success despite entering cavities.

A Care Needs Assessment of Elderlies in Empty Nest Families: The Case of Wenzhou, China

China’s rapid modernization has resulted to significant shifts in its social, cultural, and economic makeup. Specifically, its population is ageing that threatens their economic growth trajectories. Because the tradition of “raise children against ageing” still has influence in Chinese society, the country is facing the issue of covering elderly care costs while ensuring continued support for everyone. Given China’s economic growth, we explore on how the needs of the elderly in empty nest families be fulfilled, particularly in Wenzhou where elderly population in empty nest families has been increasing. While both government and families demonstrate the need to care for the elderly by providing both tangible and intangible needs, survey results revealed that most elderlies in empty nest families in Wenzhou are satisfied living at home in their old age as long as they can still attend to themselves and can still find ways to satisfy their needs despite their age. These needs include continuing education, health consultations and assistance, and outpatient treatment. Knowing the specific needs of the elderlies in empty nest families allows government and families to direct resources on their actual needs that matter most rather than on perceived needs.

Investigation and research on elderly people's willingness to combine medical and health care and related factors in coastal cities in eastern China.

BackgroundThe problem of global aging was becoming increasingly prominent. At present, the empty nest and miniaturization of family structure reduce the function of home-based elderly care.MethodsA questionnaire survey was conducted on 347 elderly people in multiple communities and nursing homes in eastern coastal cities of China, and 13 institutional staff members of eight nursing institutions that carried out the medical-nursing integration model were interviewed as the research objects. The survey mainly focuses on the basic characteristics of the elderly, the family support system, and the acceptance of medical care and health care. The influencing factors were screened by t test, univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis. SPSS software was used to test the reliability and validity of the questionnaire, and the Crobach’s was 0.792, which can be considered that the questionnaire had good internal reliability. The classification of the questionnaire was reasonable, the reliability of the questionnaire was high, and the internal consistency of the scale was high. According to KMO and Bartlett test, KMO = 0.826, χ2 = 853.731, the degree of freedom was 36, and the P value was 0.000.ResultsThe proportion of male and female respondents was 48.1% and 51.9% respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis results showed that gender had no statistical significances on the degree of support for combine medical and health care in the elderly (P > 0.05). The results showed that gender, age, marital status, medical insurance type and old-age insurance type had little effect on the support of the combination of medical care and health care for the elderly (P > 0.05). Compared with the control group with education below primary school, the elderly with bachelor’s degree or above are more willing to support the combination of medical care and health (P < 0.05). The registered residence type is more obvious than that of the urban residents (P < 0.05). Compared with the enterprise employees in the control group, the elderly who were employed as migrant workers before retirement were more willing to support the combination of medical care and health (P < 0.05). From the perspective of family monthly income, the elderly with family income ≥10,000 RMB have more obvious support for the combination of medical care and health than the elderly with family monthly income <3,000 RMB in the control group (P < 0.05). In terms of the degree of understanding, the degree of understanding and support in different degrees are significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05).ConclusionThrough multivariate logistic regression analysis, education level, registered residence, pre-retirement occupation and family income are more obvious for the elderly to support medical care and health. It is necessary to increase investment in elderly activity centers, actively carry out activities.