Health Awareness,Social Support And Health Status Of Elderly People

With the introduction of the active pension policy,the health problems of the elderly have gradually entered the public eye.As the country with the largest population,China has begun to enter an aging society under the influence of the early encouragement of the birth policy.As a large province of the elderly,Shandong Province faces many difficulties in providing for the elderly.The health of the elderly is one of the current academic concerns.Most of the existing researches are based on quantitative data and explore a certain area that affects the health of the elderly.This paper attempts to explore the impact of social and individual factors on health based on existing research,and provides a new way of thinking about the health problems of the elderly in the perspective of sociology and social work.This study divided the influencing factors of the health of the elderly into two parts:social support and health awareness.The control variables are:gender,education level,and economic level.Variables that affect social support include marriage,family status,participation in community activities,loneliness,and well-being.Variables that affect health awareness include whether there are exercise habits every week,whether to take health supplements,whether to participate in a physical examination,or the current state of illness.The dependent variable is self-rated health.According to the statistical results,the proportion of elderly people with poor health has reached 19.2%,indicating that one out of every five elderly people suffers from health problems.This study used statistical descriptions of variables and ordered logistic regression methods to analyze the model.The model passed the parallel line test,the fitting degree was good,and the regression results were significant and statistically significant.From the results,social support and health awareness have been significantly correlated with self-rated health.With the addition of two variables,the degree of interpretation of the model has increased significantly.Finally,reasonable suggestions are given from the government,social workers,families,and the elderly themselves:1.The government should guide the innovation of pension products and provide more support for endowment insurance.2.Social workers should help the elderly to link social resources.3.Family members should give more support and support to the elderly.4.The elderly themselves must maintain a good attitude and develop a reasonable and healthy living habit.