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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 12 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1448984
Evaluation and Analysis of Respiratory Infectious Disease Prevention Behaviors in the Elderly
Provisionally accepted
Liliang Yu
1
Min Liu
1*
Qing Tan
1*
Mingyue Fan
1*
Dan Wang
1*
Xiaoyun Chen
1*
Mingming Zhao
1*
Jiang Long
2*
Daikun Zheng
1*- 1 Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China
- 2 Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, Chongqing, China
Background: Respiratory infectious diseases (RIDs) are a global public health problem, characterized by strong infectivity, high transmissibility, and a high incidence in the population. This study aimed to explore RID prevention behaviors among the elderly and analyze their influencing factors.A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine RID prevention behaviors among 2219 Chinese older adults. Analysis of variance and the Kruskal-Wallis test were employed to compare behaviors among subjects with different characteristics. Pearson's correlation analysis was used to assess the relationships between knowledge, skills, and behavior, and a generalized linear model was used for multi-factor analysis.The participants in this questionnaire survey were predominantly elderly individuals aged 65-70 years (45.65%), with no more than a primary school educational level (86.70%). Univariate analysis revealed statistically significant associations between age, education, place of residence, living condition, marital status, annual income in the past year, type of medical insurance, health status, smoking status, drinking status, weekly exercise durations, and sleep status in the elderly and their RID prevention behavior. Pearson's correlation analysis indicated a moderate correlation between knowledge, skills, and behavioral scores. Multivariate analysis identified place of residence, annual income, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, exercise frequency, knowledge level, and skill level as influential factors for behaviors related to the prevention and control of RID in the elderly.Our results confirm the importance of a healthy lifestyle in RID prevention among the elderly, especially in terms of smoking, alcohol consumption, and regular exercise, and provide empirical evidence for the development of health promotion programs for elderly people, particularly in rural areas.
Keywords: respiratory infectious disease, old people, Health Literacy, KAP, disease prevention
Received: 17 Jun 2024; Accepted: 21 Nov 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 Yu, Liu, Tan, Fan, Wang, Chen, Zhao, Long and Zheng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Min Liu, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China
Qing Tan, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China
Mingyue Fan, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China
Dan Wang, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China
Xiaoyun Chen, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China
Mingming Zhao, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China
Jiang Long, Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, 400042, Chongqing, China
Daikun Zheng, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China
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