Research On Intention And Its Influencing Factors Of Rural Elderly People In Linqing Country About Nursing Institution

Along with urbanisation and industrialisation and the slowdown in fertility and natural growth rates comes the growing problem of hollowing out and ageing in rural areas,where changes in family structure and livelihood concepts cannot be ignored.The seventh population census shows that the proportion of elderly people in rural China is on the rise,and the ageing of the population is further deepening.The contradiction between an ageing population and a lack of family care resources has escalated,with family care no longer able to meet the needs of the new era and the burden of social care becoming heavier.At the end of 2021,the national plan has set out the development goals,which require the effective coordination and qualitative development of the ageing industry,the improvement of the elderly service and health support system,and the realisation of “the coordination of home and community institutions,and the combination of medical care and health care”.In the current severe ageing context,institutional care,an important component of the national development goals,can largely fill the gap in rural home care resources and meet the gradually diversifying needs of the elderly,thus effectively enhancing their sense of wellbeing and security.Institutional care has become the choice of some older people in rural areas,and it is of great importance in relieving the pressure on the elderly in society.In the context of increasing ageing,rural areas in Linqing Country are inevitably caught in the old age dilemma.In this study,a questionnaire was randomly distributed to rural elderly people aged 60 years and above in Linqing Country to collect statistics on their willingness to age in institutions.Based on the theories used and previous studies,the independent variables were divided into five dimensions,namely individual,family,behavioural attitudes,subjective norms and perceived behavioural control factors,and research hypotheses were formulated.The results of the questionnaire showed that the willingness of the elderly to institutionalise in rural Linqing was low.In order to find out the realistic factors affecting the willingness of the elderly to institutionalise,single factor cross-tabulation analysis and binary logistic regression analysis were used to conduct an empirical study,which showed that eight factors,namely age,education,annual per capita household disposable income,child support,spousal support,number of examples,government subsidies and knowledge of elderly institutions were positively correlated with the elderly’s willingness to institutionalise;while five factors,namely health status,number of sons,family relationship,traditional beliefs and ideal distance,were negatively correlated with the willingness to institutionalise.On the basis of the empirical analysis,combining the current situation of institutional care in Linqing and the actual needs of the rural elderly,reasonable and feasible suggestions are made from three aspects: government,elderly care institutions and the rural elderly,in order to improve the willingness of the rural elderly to participate in institutional care in Linqing.