The comprehensive ability status and influencing factors of elderly in the long-term care facilities: a multi-center cross-sectional study

Abstract

Background This study aims to investigate the comprehensive ability status and influencing factors of elderly people living in long-term care institutions in Southwest China, and provide evidence for improving the quality of elderly care services. Method This cross-sectional study surveyed elderly people in 22 long-term care institutions in three cities in southwestern China. Use the industry standard "Assessment of Elderly Ability" questionnaire for evaluating the ability status of elderly people in China, and conduct statistical analysis on the results. Results A total of 706 valid questionnaires were collected in this survey. The average age of the survey subjects is 84.47 years old, with 13.47% of elderly people having intact comprehensive abilities, 61.98% of elderly people with mild disabilities, and 13.07% and 11.49% of elderly people with moderate to severe disabilities, respectively. Logistic regression analysis shows that factors such as age, gender, religious beliefs, educational level, and occupation all have an impact on the ability status of elderly people. Conclusion The comprehensive ability status of the elderly surveyed in this study is at a moderate level, and the influencing factors show differences and diversity. The provision of medical and elderly care resources should be combined with the comprehensive abilities of the elderly population, and corresponding elderly care service measures should be taken.