School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, PR China.
School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, PR China.
Geriatr Nurs. 2019 Sep-Oct;40(5):457-462. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.02.002. Epub 2019 Mar 7.
Little is known about the prevalence of self-neglect and its predictors among community-dwelling older adults living alone in China. The present study was conducted among 181 older adults living alone in Nanjing, China. Self-neglect was assessed using a self-neglect screening scale. Participants' sociodemographic data, social network, functional ability, cognitive function, and depression level were also collected through a set of questionnaires. The prevalence of self-neglect among this group of older adults was 23.2%, which is comparative to their counterparts in Korea and in the United States. Only depression (β = 0.361, p < 0.001) and monthly income (β = -0.159, p = 0.025) were identified as significant predictors of self-neglect, accounting for 27.1% of the variance. Understanding self-neglect and its predictive factors is essential to provide culturally relevant and tailored interventions to enhance the confidence and self-care abilities of older adults to maintain their health and well-being.
目前在中国，关于独居的社区老年人中自我忽视的流行程度及其预测因素知之甚少。本研究在中国南京的 181 名独居老年人中进行。使用自我忽视筛查量表评估自我忽视。通过一系列问卷收集参与者的社会人口统计学数据、社会网络、功能能力、认知功能和抑郁水平。这组老年人的自我忽视患病率为 23.2%，与韩国和美国的同龄人相当。只有抑郁（β=0.361，p<0.001）和月收入（β=-0.159，p=0.025）被确定为自我忽视的显著预测因素，占方差的 27.1%。了解自我忽视及其预测因素对于提供文化相关和量身定制的干预措施至关重要，以增强老年人的信心和自我护理能力，维护他们的健康和福祉。
