Research On Intergenerational Support And Health Effects Of The Elderly

Aging is an important issue that most countries in the world are facing.Our country's aging population is also relatively high.On October 18,2017,Chairman Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 19 th National Congress that the implementation of a healthy China strategy actively responded to the aging of the population.Therefore,the study of the health status of the elderly is very important.Many factors can influence the elderly's health.Such as demographic characteristics,social support,medical security,and socio-economic status.Family support,as one of the important ways of old-age care,plays an important role in the health of the elderly.At the same time,family generation support has also become an important factor affecting the health of the elderly.In order to further explore the impact of family generation support on the health of the elderly,this study used data from the 2014 Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey(CLHLS).Then,use ordered logit regression and binary logistic regression analysis to examine the impact of generational support on the health of the elderly.The main results of the study are: Intergenerational support has no significant effect on the self-evaluation of the elderly,and it has a certain influence on the cognitive ability,mental health,and physical health of the elderly.In terms of mental health,the elderly's economic support for their children has a significant positive impact on their mental health.The support for care showed a negative effect,and it was significant at the level of 0.01,indicating that the longer the care the elderly receive,the worse their mental health.Emotional Support-Older people share their thoughts or ideas with their children in favor of promoting mental health.In terms of physical health,the two-way economic support between generations has a significant positive impact on the physical health of the elderly.Emotional support helps the elderly to improve their physical health.In the aspect of cognitive ability,the result of two-way intergenerational economic support is positive,but not significant.Explain that the money given by the child to the elderly is not a major factor affecting the cognitive ability of the elderly.The role of care support is negative.The older those who receive care support,the greater the probability of poor cognitive ability.The influence of emotional support is positive,and older people who share their thoughts and thoughts with their children/grandchild have better cognitive skills.In addition,the difference in the health level of elderly people in urban and rural areas in China is only reflected in physical health.The probability of disability in the urban elderly population is greater than in rural areas.The older the age,the better self-evaluation of the elderly,but in the dimension of physical health and cognitive ability,the impact of age is the opposite,that is,older people,their physical health and cognitive ability is worse.In addition,the difference in health between men and women is only reflected in the self-evaluation of health,and the self-evaluation of the health of women in the elderly is better.Marriage has a positive effect on the psychological,physical and cognitive health of the elderly.Social health insurance and pension insurance have no significant impact on the health of the elderly.Active participation in physical exercise and organized social activities is beneficial to the physical and mental health of the elderly.