Influence of Health-promoting Lifestyle on the Living Quality of the Elderly in Guangxi, China

Xuesen Zheng

doi:10.54097/ijeh.v7i2.5607

Authors

Xuesen Zheng

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v7i2.5607

Keywords:

Elderly in Guangxi; Health Promotion Lifestyle; Living Quality.

Abstract

Objective: To understand the current situation of health promotion lifestyle and living quality of the elderly in Guangxi Province, China. To analyze the influencing factors of the living quality of the elderly in Guangxi, and to explore the influence of health promotion lifestyle on the quality of life. Methods: The health promotion lifestyle scale (HPLP-C) and the health status survey summary table (SF-36) were applied to investigate the elderly aged 60 and above in Guangxi. Results: The total health promotion lifestyle of the elderly in Guangxi is 94.63±13.90 points, lower than the total health promotion lifestyle studied by scholars in the past 10 years. The total quality of life is 71.91±13.04, which is lower than China’s norm. After typical correlation analysis, the results showed that the typical correlation between health promotion lifestyle and quality of life reached significant levels, both with positive correlation. Conclusions: Good health promotion lifestyle standards can improve the living quality of the elderly, in which health responsibility, self-realization, interpersonal support, exercise, stress treatment, physical function (PF), role physiological (RP), bodily pain (BP), overall health (GH), vitality (VT), social function (SF), and mental health (MH) are the main determine factors affecting the relationship, and interventions can be taken to improve the living quality of the elderly in Guangxi.

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