Study On The Influence Of Marital Status On The Health Of The Elderly

In the case of an increasingly aging population,based on the data of the fourth sample data survey on the living conditions of the elderly in urban and rural China in Jilin province,an empirical analysis is made on the marital status,health status and the impact of marriage on the health of the elderly.For the marital status of the elderly,the proportion of married persons was 72.2 percent,that of widowed persons was 25.8 percent,that of divorced persons was 1.4 percent and that of never married persons was 0.7 percent.The physical health status of the elderly is that a certain proportion of the elderly have “difficulty”or“can't do it”in all aspects of daily life self-capability.The elderly suffer from chronic diseases,such as cardiovascular diseases,bone and joint diseases and hypertension,which are the mainly chronic diseases troubling the elderly in urban and rural areas.In terms of the mental health status of the elderly,18.5 percent of them think they were very happy,43.6 percent of them were relatively happy,32.3 percent of them were generally unhappy,3.9 percent of them were less happy and 1.8 percent of them were very unhappy.As for the loneliness status of the elderly,the proportion who often felt lonely was 6.5 percent,the ratio who sometimes felt lonely was 32.5 percent and the proportion who never felt lonely was 61.0 percent.Through the establishment of binary logistic regression model,the empirical analysis of the elderly marital status of their physical and mental health,and further explore the elderly marital status of their physical health impact of age differences.The main conclusions are as follows.Marriage has a significantly protective effect on physical health not only in the low elderly,but also in the middle-aged elderly and oldest old.However,this effect has a significant age-specific difference.The effect of marriage on the likelihood of chronic diseases is different in the low elderly,the middle-aged elderly and oldest old.In other words,widowhood may reduce the risk of chronic diseases in the middle-aged elderly and oldest old people and this effect is pretty significant.The reason may be that the middle-aged elderly and oldest old are calmer than the low elderly and could accept the reality of losing a spouse.The middle-aged elderly and oldest old people are more likely to get a lot of support from their children and society,which could reduce the possibility of chronic diseases.Marital status has a significant impact on the mental health of the low elderly,the middle-aged elderly and oldest old.But the effect on the low elderly is more obvious,because the low elderly could hardly adapt to loneliness,compared with the elderly in the middle age group and oldest old,the low elderly rely more on partners and their fear of death is deeper.The health risk factors of the elderly with different marital status are different.By comparing the influencing factors of physical health and mental health of the elderly with different marital status,it is found that different levels of education have no difference in loneliness,but in different levels of happiness.The higher the level of education received,the higher the happiness obtained.Gender also has no difference in the generation of loneliness,but slightly different in the sense of happiness and men's sense of happiness is lower.Among the risk factors affecting physical health,the influence of gender on the daily self-care ability of the elderly is not obvious,but there are differences in the possibility of chronic diseases.Women are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases than men.According to the data of family factors,the living style has no influence on the probability of chronic diseases,but it has a significant influence on the daily self-care ability of the elderly.The elderly living alone are often healthier and do not need their children to live together to take care of them.Therefore,we should pay attention to the impact of changes in the elderly people's marital status on their health and timely suppress their loneliness.Besides,we ought to improve the elderly people's daily living environment and improve the level of their health.In addition,we should make communities,nursing homes and other institutions to try their best to play a positive role.First of all,regular spot checks and spot checks should be carried out to ensure that the status of the elderly people's physical health is clear and nip in the bud,which could effectively curb the spread of chronic diseases.Secondly,we should always pay attention to the mental health of the elderly and organize more cultural and sports activities.So that the elderly could participate in more activities,meet their spiritual needs,increase their sense of life happiness and reduce sense of loneliness.