Health Status and the Demand for Healthcare among the Elderly in the Rural Quoc-Oai District of Hanoi in Vietnam

Background. Vietnam is experiencing an unprecedented demographic transition. Its proportion of elderly people is growing rapidly. Objective. This study explored the health status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of rural elderly Vietnamese and assessed their needs for healthcare services....

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Published in:BioMed research international 2017-01, Vol.2017, p.4830968-13
Main Authors: Bang, Kyung-Sook, Tak, Sunghee H., Oh, Juhwan, Yi, Jinseon, Yu, Soo-Young, Trung, Truong Quang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Aged
Aging
Cardiovascular diseases
Delivery of Health Care
Demographics
Disease
Disease control
Female
Gastrointestinal diseases
Geriatrics
Health aspects
Health care
Health Status
Heart diseases
Households
Humans
Hypertension
Industrial development
Information management
Information systems
Lifestyles
Male
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal diseases
Nursing
Older people
Population
Preventive medicine
Quality of Life
Risk management
Rural areas
Rural Population
Social capital
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
Urban areas
Vietnam
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Summary:Background. Vietnam is experiencing an unprecedented demographic transition. Its proportion of elderly people is growing rapidly. Objective. This study explored the health status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of rural elderly Vietnamese and assessed their needs for healthcare services. Design. This study used a survey with stratified proportion sampling and quota assignment. In 2016, data was collected from 713 people in the rural Quoc-Oai district of Hanoi aged 60 or older. Results. The mean age of the respondents was 70.9. Both self-rated health status and functional status decreased with age. Women reported more functional limitations than men. Musculoskeletal disorders were the most frequently reported chronic diseases, followed by hypertension, gastrointestinal diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. Age, self-rated health status, BMIs, and the number of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) were found to be significant determinants of HRQoL, after controlling for socioeconomic effects. More than half the respondents requested more healthcare information, particularly on disease management. Conclusions. Vietnam’s healthcare system is being challenged to make health services easily accessible and meet the growing needs for chronic illness management, risk reduction, promoting healthy lifestyles, and improving the aging population’s quality of life.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2017/4830968