Potential Profile Analysis of Health Behavioral Abilities of Empty Nest Elderly in Communities
Sun Hanfei
Chen Xiaoxin
Li Yingju
Abstract：Objective:To analyze the potential profile of healthy behavioral abilities among empty nest elderly in the community and ex-plore their population heterogeneity.Methods:A total of 381 empty nest elderly people from 8 communities in 4 cities in Shandong Province were selected for the survey.A general information questionnaire and the Self-rated Abilities for Health Practices(SRAHP)were used to in-vestigate the potential categories of health behavior ability among empty nest elderly people in the community using a potential profile.Re-sults:There are three potential profiles of the health behavior ability of empty nest elderly in the community,high-level stable type(13.1%),medium level(58.0%),low health responsibility type(28.9%).There is population heterogeneity among different potential profiles,with significant differences in age,education level,average monthly income,and whether chronic diseases exist.Conclusion:The health behavior ability of empty nest elderly in communities in Shandong Province has obvious classification characteristics,indicating that differential intervention should be carried out for the health behavior ability of different categories of population to promote the health be-havior of empty nest elderly in communities to a greater extent.
Keywords：Empty nest elderlyHealthy behaviorPotential profile
Publication Date：2024-04-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 21-25 )