Study on the Mental Health of the Elderly under Different Pension Models

To compare the mental health status of the elderly under different pension modes and to provide evidence for improving institutional services and the quality of life of the elderly.

A total of 118 elderly people in social welfare homes, nursing homes, and elderly welfare centers in D city and 165 elderly people from families in D city were assessed by self-made questionnaire, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), activities of daily living scale (ADL), and social support rating scale (SSRS).

The total scores of mental health and self, emotion, and adaptation subscales in the social group were higher than those in the home group, with a significant difference (p > 0.05). The scores of cognitive and interpersonal subscales in the home group were higher than those in the social group, but the differences were not significant (p > 0.05). Under the mode of family pension and social institution pension, the health status of the elderly has certain differences. The elderly in different old-age care modes have good performance in diet and sleep, and there is no statistical difference between them (p > 0.05).

The investigation shows that the mental health status of the elderly under the family pension model is obviously better than that under the social institution pension model.