Factors Influencing The Health Satisfaction Of Middle-aged And Elderly People

Background: With the implement of the "healthy China" policy,the health problems of middle-aged and elderly people have gradually become an important aspect.Without the health of middle-aged and elderly people,there will be no national health and a well-off society.This thesis aims to understand factors influencing the self-evaluated and objective health satisfaction in middle-aged and elderly people and their underlying mechanisms.The health data of people over 45 years was obtained from three CHARLS data of 2011,2013 and 2015(China Health and Pension Tracking Survey)and a short panel model was constructed.Methods: In this study,the causal effects of various factors in panel data on health satisfaction were discussed from the perspective of time by using the methods of literature review and mathematical statistics.Panel data,namely "time series-section data",also known as "parallel data",refers to the sample data formed by taking multiple sections of time series and selecting sample observation values on these sections at the same time.In the short panel model of the third phase of CHARLS,there is a circular cumulative causal relationship between "demographic factors","lifestyle and disease factors","physical exercise factors" and health satisfaction of middle-aged and elderly people.The change of the physical training factors,will lead to "demographic factors","living habit and disease factors" changes "demographic factors",the change of the factor "of" life habit and disease,which in turn strengthens the change of the "physical activity factors",along the "physical activity" factors lead to health satisfaction change the direction of the development,thus forming the elderly health satisfaction cumulative cycle of development trend.In this paper,the "demographic factors" : household registration factor,age factor,gender factor,educational background factor,occupation factor,marital status factor,income factor;"Life habits and disease factors" : life satisfaction factor,work time factor,sleep time factor,chronic disease factor,smoking factor;"Factors of physical exercise" : the factors of physical exercise were studied,and the regression of ologit and the ratio of risk occurrence were determined.To analyze the relationship and mechanism of various factors affecting the health satisfaction of the middle-aged and elderly people,and to seek a scientific path to promote the health satisfaction of the middle-aged and elderly people in China.Results:the greatest theoretical contribution of this paper lies in the use of panel data to discuss the time effect of physical exercise on health satisfaction.The physical function performance of the middle-aged and elderly people who often take part in physical exercise is obviously better than that of the middle-aged and elderly people who seldom take physical exercise.From the point of causal effect,often take part in physical exercise in old people in the history of work habits,compared with less exercise in old people,there is obvious difference shows that physical exercise can directly affect the elderly health,can also change the life of old people in the sleeping habits and psychological state,the influence of physical exercise through the transmission mechanism transformation,in various forms,from several aspects of life to old people's physical health,satisfaction,in turn,affects the elderly health.Conclusion :(1)“demographic factors” including hukou,age,gender,education,occupation,marriage and income have significant indirect effects on the health satisfaction of middle-aged and elderly people,among which occupation has the most significant impact.;(2)“Lifestyle and disease” including life satisfaction,daily working hours,sleep time,chronic diseases and smoking all have direct and indirect effects.In terms of total utility,life satisfaction is the most important factor that affects the health satisfaction of elderly people;(3)"Physical exercise factors" have a great influence on the health satisfaction of middle-aged and elderly people.Significance: For the health satisfaction of middle-aged and elderly people,direct or indirect correlations exist among the various influencing factors.The correlation network among them is complicated and alterations in any factor will affect the significance of other factors.Our study provided specific suggestions to families,communities and relevant government departments based on the actual situation for the improvement of the health status and health satisfaction of middle-aged and elderly people.