중국 도시노인의 일상생활 수행능력 현황 및 영향요인 분석: 강서성 구강시를 중심으로

This study examines the current status and influencing factors of ADL(Activities of Daily Living) of elders aged 60 years or older in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China, and the purpose of this study is to improve indicators for ADL damage rate and loss rate in elders by using physical activities and support between generations as primary factors. The survey method was used to collect 1,076 responses, and the effective collection rate was 82.8%. This study measured the ADL ability of elders centered on PADL(Physical Activities of Daily Living) and IADL(Instrumental Activities of Daily Living) used by Lawton and Baody (1969), analyzing with the SPSS tool. The study results are as follows. First, ADL of elders who live in Jiujiang City was M=15.18, ADL damage rate was 15.52%, ADL loss rate was 5.48%, IADL damage rate was 19.42%, IADL loss rate was .56%, PADL damage rate was 12.17%, and PADL loss rate was .28%. Second, for the function index of ADL damage rate and loss rate (ADL, PADL, IADL) of elders, most indicators of sex and support between generations did not show statistically significant differences. However, age, educational background, economic conditions, participation in physical activities, and number of chronic diseases had a direct effect on the loss rate and damage rate of ADL, PADL, and IADL in elders. Especially, educational background and number of chronic diseases had a negative (-) correlation with the loss rate and damage rate of ADL, PADL, and IADL in elders. Such results can be interpreted to mean that elders need to be guaranteed to receive medical services and support, requiring the attention and consideration of surrounding people to take care of mental health and psychological status. Moreover, elders must engage in active physical activities to improve their ADL, which can be achieved by developing and utilizing various life sports programs for elders’ health.