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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
Published online May 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104113
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of people
Variable | People (n = 1580) | Percentage (%) |
Sex | ||
Male | 781 | 49.43 |
Female | 799 | 50.57 |
Age (year) | ||
60-69 | 764 | 48.35 |
70-79 | 566 | 35.82 |
80-89 | 220 | 13.92 |
≥ 90 | 30 | 1.90 |
Education | ||
Illiteracy | 541 | 34.24 |
Primary | 601 | 38.04 |
Secondary | 296 | 18.73 |
Technical secondary school/high school | 106 | 6.71 |
College and above | 36 | 2.28 |
Distribution of pension needs | ||
Home care | 1120 | 70.89 |
Community care | 324 | 20.51 |
Institutional care | 136 | 8.61 |
Negative emotions | ||
Yes | 460 | 29.11 |
No | 1120 | 70.89 |
Table 2 Univariate analysis of negative emotions, n (%)
Variable | Without negative emotions (n = 1120) | Negative emotions (n = 460) | P value |
Gender | 0.181 | ||
Male | 537 (47.95) | 244 (53.04) | |
Female | 583 (52.05) | 216 (46.96) | |
Age (years) | 0.033 | ||
60-69 | 565 (50.45) | 199 (43.26) | |
70-79 | 390 (34.82) | 176 (38.26) | |
80-89 | 140 (12.5) | 80 (17.39) | |
≥ 90 | 25 (2.23) | 5 (1.09) | |
Education | 0.363 | ||
Illiterate | 369 (32.95) | 165 (35.87) | |
Primary school | 427 (38.13) | 174 (37.83) | |
Junior high | 222 (19.82) | 81 (17.61) | |
Vocational/high school | 80 (7.14) | 26 (5.65) | |
College and above | 22 (1.96) | 14 (3.04) | |
Occupation before retirement | 0.341 | ||
None | 338 (30.18) | 123 (26.74) | |
Some | 782 (69.82) | 337 (73.26) | |
Marital status | < 0.001 | ||
Unmarried | 22 (1.96) | 23 (5) | |
Married | 862 (76.96) | 319 (69.35) | |
Widowed | 223 (19.91) | 110 (23.91) | |
Divorced | 13 (1.16) | 8 (1.74) | |
Living situation | < 0.001 | ||
Living alone | 88 (7.86) | 67 (14.57) | |
Living with spouse | 664 (59.29) | 237 (51.52) | |
Living with children | 350 (31.25) | 101 (21.96) | |
Other | 18 (1.61) | 55 (11.96) | |
Monthly income (yuan) | 0.759 | ||
< 1000 | 755 (67.41) | 291 (63.26) | |
1000-2000 | 241 (21.52) | 108 (23.48) | |
2001-3000 | 88 (7.86) | 45 (9.78) | |
> 3000 | 36 (3.21) | 16 (3.48) | |
Disability | 0.022 | ||
None | 984 (87.86) | 389 (84.57) | |
Yes | 136 (12.14) | 71 (15.43) | |
Medical payment method | 0.721 | ||
Urban employee basic | 532 (47.5) | 225 (48.91) | |
Urban resident basic | 67 (5.98) | 23 (5) | |
New rural cooperative | 481 (42.95) | 186 (40.43) | |
Commercial health insurance | 2 (0.18) | 1 (0.22) | |
Other | 38 (3.39) | 25 (5.43) | |
Chronic diseases | < 0.001 | ||
None | 561 (50.09) | 195 (42.39) | |
1 type | 367 (32.77) | 163 (35.43) | |
2 types | 132 (11.79) | 76 (16.52) | |
≥ 3 types | 60 (5.36) | 26 (5.65) | |
Frailty status | < 0.001 | ||
Healthy | 660 (58.93) | 130 (28.26) | |
Pre-frail | 343 (30.63) | 180 (39.13) | |
Frail | 117 (10.45) | 150 (32.61) | |
Family support | < 0.001 | ||
Good | 612 (54.64) | 160 (34.78) | |
Mild to moderate impairment | 330 (29.46) | 162 (35.22) | |
Severe impairment | 178 (15.89) | 138 (30) |
Table 3 Description of assignment
Item | Assignment |
Age | 60-69 years = 1, 70-79 years = 2, 80-89 years = 3, ≥ 90 years = 4 |
Marital status | Single = 1, married = 2, widowed = 3, divorced = 4 |
Living situation | Living alone = 1, living with spouse = 2, living with children = 3, other = 4 |
Disability | No = 0, yes = 1 |
Chronic disease types | None = 0, 1 type = 1, 2 types = 2, ≥ 3 types = 3 |
Frailty status | Healthy period = 1, pre-frailty = 2, frailty period = 3 |
Family support | Good = 1, mild to moderate impairment = 2, severe impairment = 3 |
Table 4 Binary logistic regression analysis of negative emotions
Variable | OR | 95%CI | P value |
Disability | 2.408 | 1.109-1.832 | 0.043 |
Living situation | 2.315 | 1.165-1.871 | 0.036 |
Age | 2.536 | 1.107-3.336 | 0.917 |
Chronic diseases | 2.187 | 1.103-1.748 | < 0.001 |
Marital status | 2.951 | 1.756-2.219 | 0.876 |
Frailty status | 2.343 | 1.274-1.923 | 0.025 |
Family support | 3.622 | 1.315-5.397 | < 0.001 |
- Citation: 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
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v15/i5/104113.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104113