The Study On Relationship Between Constitution And The Quality Of Life Among The Elderly In Beijing

Objectives: In order to understand its characteristics and grasp the trend of development,and explore the relationship between physical fitness and quality of life,we selected samples to carry out the physical fitness test and quality of life survey of the elderly in Beijing.This research is beneficial to enrich the theory of physique and quality of life,and to open up more effective ways to improve the quality of life.This paper provides a reference for improving the Constitution and quality of life of the elderly in Beijing.Methods: We investigated 238 elderly people who meet the standards of investigation in 2 streets,3 communities and 3 townships in Chang ping District,Beijing.For these elderly people,the basic situation questionnaire and the SF-36 scale were filled out,as well as physical fitness monitoring.Sampling standards:more than 5 years of residence in the place,good general condition and good physical condition,no history of mental illness and disturbance of consciousness,no obvious physiological defects and major diseases,60-69 years old person who volunteered to complete the test of all the projects.The survey included the questionnaire survey,the SF-36 scale and the physical monitoring.This paper uses SPSS24 software for statistical analysis.The specific analysis methods include descriptive analysis,Independent-Sample T test,variance analysis,Mann-Whitney U test,Kruskal-Wallis test,and Spearman rank correlation analysis.Results:(1)The number of the elderly people’s constitution qualified and above standards accounted for 90.76% of the total population.The physical condition was generally good,and all indicators decreased with age.The constitution score of the elderly who regularly participated in physical exercise was significantly higher than that of the elderly who did not participate in physical exercise(P<0.05).With the increase in frequency of physical exercise,their constitution scores also increased.(2)There is a significant difference in the total score of the quality of life of the elderly in Beijing in different gender,usually spend the majority of different aspects and different annual medical expenses,hypertension,cardiovascular disease,whether suffering from cerebrovascular disease,chronic bronchitis,whether suffering from osteoarthritis and osteoporosis in different kinds and different sleep status and different sleep time,different times,different insomnia weekly physical exercise time(P<0.05).The total score of the male’s quality of life was significantly higher than that of the female(P<0.05);the total score of quality of life of the elderly mainly consumed in daily life is significantly higher than that on medication(P<0.05).The total score of life quality of the elderly decreased with the increase of medical expenses and the number of diseases.The total score of life quality of the elderly increased with the increase of sleep condition and the increase of exercise time.The longer the sleep time,the better the quality of life of the elderly.(3)There is a negative correlation between the time of choosing reaction time and the total score of the quality of life(P<0.05).There is a positive correlation between the vital capacity,the grip strength and the total score of the quality of life(P<0.05).The total score of physical fitness of the elderly in Beijing is positively correlated with the score in physical functioning dimension(P<0.05).Conclusions: There is a significant positive correlation between the total constitution score of the elderly in Beijing and the total quality of life.That is to say,the better the physical condition of the elderly in Beijing,the more inclined to have a higher quality of life;vice versa.