Dong R, Wang XX, Zhang LJ. Elderly care needs and factors influencing negative emotions among first-generation only child parents in a Chinese city. World J Psychiatry 2025; 15(5): 104113 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104113]
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Rui Dong, Department of Nursing, Shangqiu Medical College, No. 666 Yingbin Avenue, Shangqiu 476000, Henan Province, China. dongrui_0129@163.com
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
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Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. May 19, 2025; 15(5): 104113 Published online May 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104113
Elderly care needs and factors influencing negative emotions among first-generation only child parents in a Chinese city
Rui Dong, Xiu-Xia Wang, Ling-Juan Zhang
Rui Dong, Ling-Juan Zhang, Department of Nursing, Shangqiu Medical College, Shangqiu 476000, Henan Province, China
Xiu-Xia Wang, Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215137, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Dong R, Wang XX, Zhang LJ contributed equally to this work; Dong R designed the research study; Wang XX, Zhang LJ performed the primary literature and data extraction; Dong R analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Dong R were responsible for revising the manuscript for important intellectual content; and all authors read and approved the final version.
Supported by General Projects of Henan Province Universities Humanities and Social Sciences Research in 2023, No. 2023-ZDJH-533.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Shangqiu Medical College.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at dongrui_0129@163.com. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
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Corresponding author: Rui Dong, Department of Nursing, Shangqiu Medical College, No. 666 Yingbin Avenue, Shangqiu 476000, Henan Province, China. dongrui_0129@163.com
Received: December 13, 2024 Revised: January 20, 2025 Accepted: March 6, 2025 Published online: May 19, 2025 Processing time: 137 Days and 22.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The rapid aging of the Chinese population has created significant challenges for first-generation only child parents concerning their elderly care needs and associated negative emotions. This study therefore assessed the elderly care needs of first-generation parents of only children in a Chinese city, to identify factors that influence negative emotions. Our findings indicate that these parents primarily rely on family-based care, with only a small proportion opting for community or institutional care. The independent risk factors for negative emotions include disability, chronic disease, living environment, frailty status, and family support. Health managers should screen for these risk factors, implement early preventive strategies, and enhance family support to alleviate negative emotions.
