Abstract:
Objective To explore the current status of health positivity in elderly inpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and analyze its influencing factors.
Methods A total of 171 elderly COPD patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of a tertiary hospital from December 2023 to December 2025 were selected as the research subjects. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the patients using the general information questionnaire, Positive Public Health Index Scale, Wisdom Scale, Social Support Rating Scale, Elderly Self-neglect Scale and Disease Perceived Risk Questionnaire. T-test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were used to explore the influencing factors of health positivity in COPD patients.
Results The total score of health positivity of 171 hospitalized elderly COPD patients was (67.16 ± 17.83) points. Among them, 12 cases (7.0%) had a relatively high health positivity, 16 cases (9.4%) had a medium health positivity, and 143 cases (83.6%) had a relatively low health positivity. The educational level, GOLD classification, family economy, intelligence level, social support, self-neglect and perception of chronic disease risk were the main influencing factors of the health activism of hospitalized elderly COPD patients (P < 0.05), accounting for 67.6% of the total variation in total.
Conclusions The health positivity of hospitalized elderly COPD patients is at a moderately low level, and affected by multiple factors. In clinical nursing, the special attention should be paid to the groups with an educational level of primary school or below, GOLD classification, poor family economic conditions, low intelligence levels, low social support, severe self-neglect and excessive perception of chronic disease risks. Through the measures such as individualized intervention, disease health education, social support guidance and intelligence cultivation, the health enthusiasm of patients can be enhanced.