The current status and influencing factors of transitional care for the elderly with chronic disease in community

Objective To investigate the current status of transitional care for the elderly with chronic disease in community,and analyze its influencing factors. Methods A total of 845 elderly patients with chronic disease in community of Ningbo were investigated with the general- case questionnaire, activities of daily living questionnaire, a series of transitional care questionnaires. Results A total of 756 elderly need transitional care in community. The influencing factors of transitional care were age, marriage,education, chronic disease type, times of hospitalization, living situation, health care category, economic status, family doctor signing. family doctor signing, highly educated, high income were the protective factors. Conclusions The need of transitional care for the elderly with chronic disease in community was high. It is necessary to seek strong support from the government, develop transitional caring platform for elderly in community, to provide diversified services according to the different needs of elderly patients.