in rural Lishui, China, have a 17.00% incidence of fall injury compared to 6.31% in .
Higher incidence of fall injury is associated with empty-nest status, with an adjusted odds ratio of 2.76.
Empty-nest older people experience more severe depression compared to their non-empty-nest counterparts.
The adjusted odds ratio for depression among empty-nest older people is 2.25.
The study focuses on older individuals who have children but live alone, highlighting a specific demographic.
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The are becoming a significant social phenomenon in the rural of China. Most studies on the health of the empty-nest older people contain these older people who have no children or dead children. The emotional experience of the older people with and without children is quite different, our study only chose the empty-nest older people who had children in the rural of Lishui, China. The purpose of this study is to explore the differences of the health conditions between empty-nest and living in the rural areas of China, including items of chronic metabolic diseases, fall injury, and mental health. Our research found that empty-nest older people had higher incidence of fall injury (17.00% vs 6.31%, P = .006) and suffer more severe depression (P = .015) than the non-empty-nest older people. The adjusted odds ratio of fall injury and depression for empty-nest older people compared with the non-empty-nest older people were 2.76 (95% CI, 1.17-6.48) and 2.25 (95% CI, 1.36-3.67), respectively. Our results suggest that empty-nest older people are more likely to suffer from depression and fall injury than non-empty-nest older people living in the rural of China.
Key numbers
17.00%
Incidence of Fall Injuries Increase
Incidence of fall injuries in empty-nest vs. non-empty-nest older adults
2.76
Adjusted Odds Ratio for Fall Injuries
Adjusted odds ratio for fall injuries comparing empty-nest to non-empty-nest older adults
2.25
Adjusted Odds Ratio for Depression
Adjusted odds ratio for depression comparing empty-nest to non-empty-nest older adults
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