2019
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16101687
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The Evolutionary Trends of Health Behaviors in Chinese Elderly and the Influencing Factors of These Trends: 2005–2014

Abstract: As China is now facing the severe challenge of rapid population ageing, the health behaviors in Chinese elderly people are of great significance for realizing the goal of “Healthy Ageing” and the construction of a “Healthy China”. Little is known about the evolutionary trends of health behaviors in the Chinese elderly and about the factors influencing these trends; thus, the purposes of this paper are: (1) To describe the classes and evolutionary trends of health behaviors in the Chinese elderly; and (2) to ex… Show more

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“…As the currently largest survey in the world in terms of health and longevity, a baseline survey was conducted in 1998, followed by six waves of surveys in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014 from 22 sample areas in 31 provincial administrative units (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Shanxi, and Hainan), which constituted 85% of the total population and covered the eastern, middle and western regions, as well as northeast China. The survey randomly selected around one-half of the counties in the 22 provinces as primary survey units [48,49,50]. The initial survey, participants were who aged 80 years and above in 1998 were followed in subsequent waves 2 to 3 years apart.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As the currently largest survey in the world in terms of health and longevity, a baseline survey was conducted in 1998, followed by six waves of surveys in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014 from 22 sample areas in 31 provincial administrative units (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Shanxi, and Hainan), which constituted 85% of the total population and covered the eastern, middle and western regions, as well as northeast China. The survey randomly selected around one-half of the counties in the 22 provinces as primary survey units [48,49,50]. The initial survey, participants were who aged 80 years and above in 1998 were followed in subsequent waves 2 to 3 years apart.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The CLHLS study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Peking University (IRB00001052–13074). Detailed information about this survey, including specific objectives, organizational framework, study design, sample distribution, and contents of the data collected, is available in previous studies [ 49 , 50 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The survey randomly selected approximately one-half of the counties in the 22 provinces as primary survey units. Additional details, such as the sampling design, sampling weight and assessment of data quality, could be found in previous studies [ 6 , 7 , 10 , 25 , 50 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Disabled oldest old people are defined as disabled older people aged 80 years and over in this study. Following previous studies [ 6 , 7 ], the ADL disabilities of the oldest old people were measured using the Katz scale [ 51 ], which gives a total score (ranging from 6 to 18) of six aspects in daily living disability, including bathing, dressing, bathroom use, indoor transferring, continence and feeding. Depending on the independence of older individuals in completing these activities, they were given a score of 1 (complete independence), 2 (partial independence) or 3 (complete dependence on others), with higher scores indicating a severe daily living disability.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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