The Influence Of Family Communication And Social Activities On The Depression Of The Elderly

With the aging of the population and the transformation of the family structure,the mental health of the elderly has become an issue that cannot be ignored.More and more scholars have begun to explore the factors affecting the mental health of the elderly from different perspectives.This article attempts to explore the impact of family interaction and social activities on the depression of the elderly in the context of homebased care for the elderly.The data comes from the 2015 National Baseline Survey of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study(CHARLS).The CES-D10 item in the chapter on health status and function relates to the measurement of mental health status of the elderly in urban and rural areas with a simple depression scale.The Logistic regression model was used to examine the influence of family interaction,social activity participation,and other factors on the depression level of the elderly.The results showed that the surveyed seniors had satisfaction with their marriage(OR=3.284),satisfaction with their children(OR=7.735),participation in social activities(OR=2.277),disability(OR=2.844,),and education level(OR=0.582),gender(OR=2.114)and household registration(OR=0.379)all had significant effects on depression.Marital status,frequency of contact with children,care for grandchildren,minimum living allowances,and pension levels also have some impact on the depression of older people,but they are not significant in the final regression results.It shows that the participation of family and social activities is indeed an important factor in the depression of the elderly.At the same time,it should also increase the attention of the elderly women who are weak in economic and physical health.At this stage,there is a clear gap in social pensions,and the main mode of home-based pensions,and the old-age pension system based on urban employee pension insurance and new rural cooperative medical care has guaranteed the basic life of the elderly to a certain extent,but it guarantees the mental health of the elderly.Very limited.Only by constantly building up an emotional support network for the elderly family society,improving the medical supply of the elderly at the grassroots level,enriching the cultural life of the elderly,raising the income and minimum living guarantee for the elderly,and continuing to pay attention to the mental health of the elderly can we fundamentally improve this.situation.