Investigation On Depression Status And Social Support Strategy Of Rural Left - Behind Old People

Research Background: Due to the process of urbanization, a large number of rural young adults have flocked to the cities, stressful for the survival of migrant workers and the restriction of the urban and rural economic and social structure, it is difficult to bring parents, spouses and children into the city life, so the rural is produced the phenomenon of the elderly, women and children were left. It will weaken the function of family endowment makes rural left-behind elderly and therefore lack the spirit of comfort, mental pressure big lead to the problem of depression is more outstanding. Studies show that elderly people who commit suicide and suicide attempts 50% to 70% secondary to depression, by 2020, depression will become the second largest killer of human physical and mental health, the left-behind elderly are prone to depression,which needs the attention of the whole society, social support may have an impact on its.Research Purpose: To understand the status of the rural left-behind elderly depression and social support, and on the relationship between the rural left-behind elderly depression and social support were analyzed,which discusses rural left-behind elderly depression social interventions.Research Methods: Through on-the-spot investigation and research, For guizhou xingyi pig ping township 249 rural left-behind elderly people aged 60 and above in depression status and social support questionnaire. Using SPSS17.0 software to establish the database for descriptive analysis, t test and linear correlation analysis.Research Results:1. The general situation:(1) The age distribution in uniform.(2) National is given priority to with the han nationality.(3) The low degree of culture.(4)Profession gives priority to agriculture.(5)The source of economic is single.(6)living is given priority to living alone.(7) Physical health is worrying.(8) Marital status. left-behind elderly widowed or divorced accounted for 29.4% and this part of the left-behind elderly people don’t want to remarry.2. Social support: the chi-square test result shows that rural left-behind elderly and non left-behind elderly living in nursing homes will 、Provide paid services、 A week to meet with their children、 A week on the phone with their children、 Doctor convenient, the difference was statistically significant.3. The depression status: left-behind elderly depression incidence rate higher than the left-behind elderly depression incidence, statistically significant difference(P < 0.05).4. The comparison of different demographic characteristics of rural left-behind elderly depression, gender(X2= 5.733, P = 0.027), economic source(X2 = 6.421, P = 0.04), education(X2= 9.782, P = 0.008), living condition(X2= 7.254, P = 0.027). 5. The relationship between the depression status and social support: the linear correlation analysis shows that rural left-behind elderly severe depression status is negatively related with social support in each dimension [Objective support(R =-0.227, P < 0.01); Subjective support(R =-0.227, P < 0.01); Social support utilization degree(R =- 0.168, P < 0.05) ]. Social support condition: economic source(t =-2.123, P = 0.036), activities(t = 2.116, P = 0.036), poor or low-income residents(t =-1.988, P = 0.049), the difference is statistically significantConclusions:1. The depression of left-behind elderly of xingyi pig ping township is worrying.2. Economic source, the activity place, the condition of poor or low related to the state of rural left-behind elderly depression.3. Low level of social support rural left-behind elderly people may be prone to severe depression.Recommendations:1. Migrant children and other relatives should actively as a condition toimprove the rural left-behind elderly depression.2. Community led by the village committee shall provide diversification forthe rural left-behind elderly support.3. Health, civil affairs departments to formulate and improve ruralleft-behind elderly related policy, improve the social welfare system,theinvestment of pension service agencies and health service agencies, providesupport to improve the rural left-behind elderly depression.