To understand the current situation of death anxiety of the elderly in rural areas of Sichuan and its influencing factors.
A questionnaire survey was conducted among 702 rural elderly from 6 prefecture-level cities in Sichuan Province. On the basis of describing the current situation of death anxiety, the χ2 test and logistic regression analysis were used to explore the influencing factors of death anxiety.
The scores of emotional dimensions of death anxiety, stress and pain, time consciousness, and cognitive dimension of the elderly in rural areas of Sichuan were (1.10 ±1.33), (2.29 ±1.80),(0.76±0.79), and (1.18±0.79), respectively. The total score was (5.33±3.68), and 245 (34.90%) had high death anxiety. Multivariate analysis showed that the number of children (OR=0.742, 95%CI: 0.630-0.875)), subjective well-being (OR=0.453,95%CI: 0.335-0.612)) and physical fitness (OR=0.581, 95%CI: 0.452-0.746) were the protective factors of death anxiety in the elderly, while chronic diseases (OR=1.575, 95%CI: 1.032-2.404)) were the risk factors of death anxiety.
The death anxiety of the elderly in the rural areas of Sichuan is at a medium-low level, and the rural elderly with a small number of children, chronic diseases, poor physical fitness, and low subjective well-being have a higher level of death anxiety, which should be paid more attention to.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |