A evidence-based study on psychological problems and support systems for the elderly under the COVID-19 in China
Background—Under the COVID-19 in China, there are two main supporting systems for elderly, traditional family support, nursing home support.
Objective—To investigate the influence of anxiety statue in different resident places by combining the existing demographic variables researches.
Methods—Totally 9 literatures selected in the Meta-analysis, demography background and health-related conditions data was extracted. Anxiety was measured with SAS and STAI-Y respectively.
Results—During the pandemic, there is no significant difference on the level of Anxiety between the two groups. But the older age individuals reported higher level of anxiety in traditional family rather than in nursing home. Furthermore, different demographic characteristic reported different anxiety levels within age, gender, educational experience, marital situation and so on.
Conclusion—To benefit elderly mental health, higher age windowed individuals might be more suitable to live in nursing home, and there are some suggestions for elders living in traditional family.
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