Impact Of Intergenerational Support On Health-related Quality Of Life In The Elderly

China has entered an aging society.In 2015,the population aged 60 and over accounted for 16.15%,and the proportion rose to 27.6% in 2050.Whether elderly people can enjoy their happiness in their old age is closely related to their physical and mental health.Health related quality of life is an important indicator of comprehensive assessment of the health status of the elderly.Because of decreased body function and decreased immunity,the elderly are "vulnerable" in health related quality of life.The main way of providing for the aged in our country is family support and children's intergenerational support.Foreign experience shows that children's support has a certain impact on the health of the elderly.Based on the increasingly serious problem of population aging and the health of the elderly,it is of great significance to actively carry out the study of the influence of intergenerational support on the health related life quality of the elderly for the improvement of the physical and mental health of the elderly in China.Using the questionnaire and data of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study(CHARLS)in 2011,In this study,the European five dimensional health scale was used as a health measure to evaluate the health related quality of life of the elderly people over 60 years of age,and get the EQ-5D index and the scole of 5dimensions,inculding action ability,self-care ability,activity of daily living,pain/discomfort,anxiety/depression.Multiple regression analysis was used to explore the influence of children's intergenerational support on the five dimensions and total scores of the elderly's quality of life.Through empirical analysis,the following conclusions can be drawn:(1)Intergenerational support is conducive to improving the quality of life of the elderly.Intergenerational care support has a positive effect on total score of life quality and self-care ability,pain/discomfort,anxiety/depression.Intergenerational emotional support can improve the total score of life quality and the dimensions of action and anxiety/depression.Intergenerational economic support is beneficial to alleviate anxiety/depression in the elderly,but it has no significant effect on the total score of quality of life.(2)Personal characteristics have different effects on the quality of life of the elderly.Age had a significant impact on the five dimensions and total score of quality of life in the elderly.Gender factors had a significant impact on thetotal score of life quality and dimensions of action ability,daily activities,pain/discomfort,anxiety/depression.The male elderly had better performance in the overall quality of life score and ability of action,pain/discomfort,anxiety/depression,and had more difficulties in the dimension of daily activity.In terms of spouses,the elderly with spouses have less difficulty in self-care dimensions.The Hukou factors have a significant impact on the quality of life of the elderly.The elderly in urban had better performance in the five dimensions of quality of life(except for daily activities)and total score of quality of life.In terms of education,elderly people who received education performed better in the five dimensions and total score of quality of life.(3)Life style has a significant influence on the quality of life.Participation in social activities improved the five dimensions and total score of quality of life of the elderly.(4)Chronic diseases have negative effects on all dimensions and total score of quality of life.In view of the research conclusions,this paper suggests that the family support function of children,the development of long-term care insurance to alleviate the long-term care difficulties of the elderly,strengthen the health education and the prevention of chronic diseases,encourage the social activities of the elderly and the fitness and exercise,so as to improve the health related quality of life in old people.