Health and wellbeing among the empty nest and non-empty nest elderly in China-Results from a national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of empty nest elderly in China has gradually increased in recent years. There is growing concern about the physical and mental health of this population as empty nest elderly are commonly at the risk of compromising health, home safety and quality of life. This study reported the health and well-being of empty nest elderly with regards to their health status, depression and satisfaction, lifestyle as compared to non-empty nest elderly in China.

Methods

Data was collected from the 2018 follow-up interviews of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey. We included 4,630 empty nest elderly and 6,188 non-empty nest elderly. Chi-square Test and Logistic Regression were used to compare the differences between these two groups.

Results

As compared

SUBMITTER: Xu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10497119 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature