Chichen Zhang|Ruifang Zhu|Jiao Lü|Yaqing Xue|Lihong Hou|Mimi Li|Xiao Zheng|Tingzhong Yang|Jianzhong Zheng
Health promoting lifestyles and influencing factors among empty nesters and non-empty nesters in Taiyuan, China: a cross-sectional study
Shanxi Medical University|Shanxi Medical University|Shanxi Medical University|Shanxi Medical University|Shanxi Medical University|Shanxi Medical University|Shanxi Medical University|Zhejiang University|Shanxi Medical University
china problems population aging empty nesting become important issues affect social stability economic development aim study explore health promoting lifestyles influencing factors among empty nesters compare nonempty nesters find differences provide scientific evidence people formulate health management strategies elderly crosssectional survey used stratified random cluster sampling method conducted among 500 elders six districts taiyuan china 288 empty nesters 212 nonempty nesters general information health promoting lifestyles investigated using selfmade general information questionnaire health promoting lifestyle scalehplp twosample ttest chisquare test used compare sociodemographic factors hplp scores empty nesters nonempty nesters multiple stepwise linear regression performed estimate influencing factors related hplp empty nesters nonempty nesters current findings showed differences empty nesters nonempty nesters gender resident marital status education income selfcare ability source income relationship spouse social activities p 005 empty nesters mostly male married higher education level selfcare ability income lived urban compared nonempty nesters health promoting lifestyles elderly survey medium level highest score dimensions groups nutrition whereas health responsibility executed worst hplp six subscales scores empty nesters higher nonempty nesters significant differences total score hplp selfrealization health responsibility p 001 multiple regression analysis showed main predictive factors empty nesters education selfcare ability resident whereas main predictive factors nonempty nesters parentschild relationship source income age social activity common factor two group health promoting lifestyles empty nesters better nonempty nesters health responsibility interpersonal relations stress management key dimensions improved except social activity education selfcare ability resident unique influencing factors healthpromoting lifestyles empty nesters parentschild relationship income age unique factors nonempty nesters main target intervention strategy elderly health promoting lifestyles enhance health responsibility interpersonal relations stress management improving social activities parentchild relationship education income elderly