Research on the Demand and Influencing Factors of Elderly Care Services with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Characteristics in Jiangsu Province

Taojiu Zhong; Xu Wu; Yufen Wang

doi:10.62051/ijphmr.v2n3.08

Authors

Taojiu Zhong
Xu Wu
Yufen Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62051/ijphmr.v2n3.08

Keywords:

Integration of Medical Treatment and Elderly Care, The elderly, Traditional Chinese medicine, Demand, Influencing factors

Abstract

Objective To investigate the demand of the elderly in Jiangsu province for the combination of medical and nursing care with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) characteristics and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide feasible countermeasures for optimizing the service system of the combination of medical and nursing care with TCM characteristics in Jiangsu Province. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on 632 elderly people in 13 cities of Jiangsu province. Based on Andersen theory model, disordered and multi-classification Logistics regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of elderly people's demand for TCM combined medical and nursing care services from the perspective of propensity factors, enabling factors and demand factors. Results Age, number of children, affordability of medical expenses, health status, types of chronic diseases and understanding of the combination of medical care and old-age care are significant factors affecting the different degree of demand for the combination of medical care and old-age care services. Suggestion It is suggested to strengthen the publicity of the combination of TCM with characteristics at the grass-roots level, promote the construction of the combination of TCM with characteristics, and enrich the service of TCM with characteristics for the elderly.

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