A study on the influence of social support factors on life satisfaction of the elderly in Taizhou City

LI Menglin; QIAN Yu; GUAN Yunhao; GUAN Tianhang; PU Dong; NIU Jin; HE Yilin

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2025.02.019

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LI Menglin, QIAN Yu, GUAN Yunhao, GUAN Tianhang, PU Dong, NIU Jin, HE Yilin. A study on the influence of social support factors on life satisfaction of the elderly in Taizhou City[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2025, 29(2): 243-248. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2025.02.019

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LI Menglin, QIAN Yu, GUAN Yunhao, GUAN Tianhang, PU Dong, NIU Jin, HE Yilin. A study on the influence of social support factors on life satisfaction of the elderly in Taizhou City[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2025, 29(2): 243-248. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2025.02.019

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LI Menglin, QIAN Yu, GUAN Yunhao, GUAN Tianhang, PU Dong, NIU Jin, HE Yilin. A study on the influence of social support factors on life satisfaction of the elderly in Taizhou City[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2025, 29(2): 243-248. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2025.02.019

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A study on the influence of social support factors on life satisfaction of the elderly in Taizhou City

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2025.02.019

Department of Basic Public Health Services Guidance, Taizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou 225300, China

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Social Development Project of Science and Technology Support Plan of Taizhou TS202038

Basic Public Health Service Applied Research Program of Taizhou TPH202309

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Corresponding author: HE Yilin, E-mail: heyilin001@163.com
Received Date: 2024-08-26
Rev Recd Date: 2024-12-18

Available Online: 2025-03-08

Publish Date: 2025-02-10

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Objective To explore the effects of social support factors on life satisfaction of the elderly in Taizhou City, so as to provide a scientific basis for promoting healthy aging. Methods Level of social support factors and life satisfaction in the elderly were investigated based a cross-sectional survey study of health management of the elderly in Taizhou City in 2021. One-way chi-square test, categorical principal components analysis (CATPCA), and multi-factor logistic regression model were used to analyze the effects of social support factors on life satisfaction in the elderly. Results The level of life satisfaction of the elderly in Taizhou City was 76.3%. The principal component factor analysis extracted the social support factor variables as 8 public factors with a contribution rate of 78.02%. The results of multi-factor logistic regression analysis showed that the pension fund security, support for elderly chidren, labor income, and health burden coverage had a positive effect on the life satisfaction of the elderly, with OR of 1.254 (95% CI: 1.116-1.409, P < 0.001), 1.559 (95% CI: 1.424-1.707, P < 0.001), 1.132 (95% CI: 1.042-1.229, P=0.003) and 1.281 (95% CI: 1.115-1.472, P < 0.001). Conclusions The overall level of life satisfaction of the elderly in Taizhou City is high. High pension fund security, support for elderly chidren, labor income, and health burden coverage have a positive impact on the life satisfaction in the elderly.
- The elderly,
- Life satisfaction,
- Social support

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