| China is in a period of rapid growth and aging of the elderly population,which brings great pressure to China’s medical services and pension security.How to improve life quality of the elderly and their sense of happiness and satisfaction has became an urgent problem for the government and all sectors of society.In the special period when the "Two Centenaries"(Two Centenary Goals,put forward for the first time in The 15 th National Congress of CPC,1997)meet,the health and happiness of the elderly has became one of the concrete manifestations of the socialist system’s superiority.Therefore,to solve the problem of aging is of positive significance for China to accelerate the realization of the Second Centennial Goal.Zhang Faqiang,chairman of China Sports Association for the elderly,pointed out that the basis of coping with the aging population is healthy aging,which not only extends the life span of the elderly,but also pays attention to improving the quality of personal life and helping elderly enjoy their life.Sports lifestyle,as a healthy and scientific lifestyle,plays an irreplaceable role in improving the elderly’s life quality.This paper takes the elderly aged 60-69 in Huaibei City as the research objects,starts from the relationship between the sports lifestyle and elderly life quality in Huaibei City,using the methods of literature review,questionnaire survey and mathematical statistics and so on.After investigating the basic situation of sports lifestyle and elderly’s life quality in Huaibei City and comparing the differences in demographic variables,this paper discusses the relationship between the two,analyzes the influence of sports lifestyle on the elderly’s life quality.The results of the survey are as follows:(1)The scores of physical lifestyle of elderly people in Huabei area are 10 and the scores of quality of life are 17.(2)The cross-sectional inter-difference analysis of demographic variables shows that there are differences among different demographic variables,among which: the differences between physical lifestyle and quality of life of elderly people of different genders are not significant;the differences between physical lifestyle and quality of life are not significant on different age groups,and on quality of life The differences were not significant in different age groups and not significant in quality of life;the differences in physical lifestyle and quality of life were significant in different living areas,occupations and education levels.(3)Overall,physical lifestyle of the elderly is positively related to quality of life.In terms of sub-dimensions,physical activity form and physical activity subject have very significant correlations on all dimensions of life quality;physical activity conditions have significant correlations on social domain dimensions and environmental domain dimensions of life quality.The results of Spearman’s analysis showed that there were significant correlations between physical activity lifestyle and quality of life among older adults with different residence,occupation,and education levels.(4)The regression analysis showed that the form of physical activity and the subject of physical activity had a significant effect on the quality of life of older adults.The regression equation for the effect on quality of life is: Y(quality of life)= 0.598*form of physical activity + 1.432*subject of physical activity + 9.359.Overall,among different demographic variables,the effect of physical lifestyle on quality of life is significant among older adults of different age groups.The regression equation is: Y(quality of life)= 0.593*form of physical activity + 1.435*subject of physical activity + 0.265*age + 8.967.Older adults with different gender,residence,occupation,and education have a certain effect on their quality of life,but the effect is not significant and does not present a standard regression coefficient.The findings are as follows:(1)The sports life of the elderly in Huaibei City still has more room for improvement,and the overall quality of life is at the middle to upper level.(2)Through cross-sectional comparisons among different demographic variables,differences were found: older adults in rural areas and with low literacy scored lower in sports lifestyle and had poorer quality of life,while older adults in urban areas and with high literacy scored higher in sports lifestyle and had better quality of life;older adults in the teaching profession could actively participate in sports life and had higher quality of life.(3)Quality of life is positively correlated with sports lifestyle,and scientific and healthy sports lifestyle helps to improve the quality of life.(4)The form of physical activity and physical activity subject prediction can positively influence the quality of life of the elderly;the earlier they develop a scientific physical lifestyle,the higher the quality of life. |
