Investigation On Quality Of Life And Influential Factors Of Elderly People In The Ethnic Minority Areas In The Border Areas Of Yunnan Province

Objective:Investigate the quality of life and influencing factors of 60-year-old and older Wa and Lahu elderly people in Yunnan border areas.Methods:Using a random sampling method,the self-made《Quality Questionnaire for Older Adults in the Border Area》and the《SF-36 Quality of Life Scale》were adopted for the Wa and Lahu ethnics in the seven villages of Cangyuan County of Linyi City and Lancang County of Puer City.Questionnaire surveys and interviews were conducted to collect data and then analyze and discuss the corresponding data.The data analysis methods used were t-test,variance analysis,wilcoxon rank sum test,and stepwise regression.Results:There was no significant difference in scores of quality of life between the Wa and Lahu ethnic groups in Yunnan Province.In the overall regression of the quality of life of the elderly,the main factors of influence are family address,gender,age,family economic status,sleep,and appetite.Through single-factor analysis,the Wa elderly have statistically significant differences in the quality of life scores under the ten factors of family address,family economic status,poor households,sleep,appetite,gender,age,education,spouse,and illness(P<0.05);Stepwise regression analysis results included in the regression equation were home address,family economic status,poor households,sleep,and appetite.According to the univariate analysis,the Lahu elderly had statistically significant differences in life quality scores(P<0.05),including age,education,family status,illness,sleep,and appetite.The results of analysis included regression equations are age,family economic status,sleep,and appetite.Conclusion:The quality of life of the elderly people of the Wa and Lahu ethnic groups in the border areas of Yunnan Province is relatively low,and the main influencing factors are:family address,gender,age,family economic status,sleep,and appetite.Yonghe Village has the worst quality of life for the elderly,and the quality of life of men is better than that of women.The quality of life of people aged 80 and over is lower than that of people under 80.The better the family economy,the better the quality of life,the better the sleep,the better the quality of life,and the better appetite,the better the quality of life.We should pay attention to the care given to older people of ethnic minorities in the border areas,strengthen subsidies and medical health care,improve living and medical hygiene conditions,and constantly improve the quality of life of rural ethnic minorities in border areas.