目的：面對全球高齡化的趨勢，高齡者的居住安排一直是重要的議題，臺灣高齡者的居住安排意願長期以來沒有太大改變，期望和子女同住者仍占多數，本研究之目的為了解臺灣地區年長者同住狀況與身心健康之關係。
OBJECTIVE:
In the face of global aging society, the living arrangements for the elderly have been an important issue. The willingness of Taiwan’s elderly to arrange their residence has not changed much for a long time, and most of them still want to live with their children. The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between the living status and physical and mental health of the elderly in Taiwan.
METHODS:
The source of the research data was from the survey file for the elderly in the Ministry of Health and Welfare Data Science Center of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. We had selected 3,190 persons aged 60 years and older who lived in Taiwan in 2015. In this study, the statistical package software SPSS 22.0 was used for data analysis, wherein descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were analyzed, and multiple regression analysis was used to understand the related factors that affect the living status and physical and mental health of the elderly in Taiwan.
RESULTS:
Based on 2015 results, the elderly still preferred to live with their married children. The data shows that the elderly who live with their children we can find that their mental health is petty lower (less melancholic) than those who live alone. The daily life function is an important factor that affects the life satisfaction of to the elderly. The worse function of activity of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living in the elderly is that the more they are
restricted in their daily activities, the less they interact and the more they isolate themselves. It also accelerated the degradation of other ADL and IADL functions, thereby affecting the quality of the life and mental health.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
Base on this research, the elderly still prefer to live with the married children. In recent years, social values and family economic factors have caused the decline in the rate of elderly and children living together. Some families who choose to live within the three generations nearby, this not only can take care of each other but also maintain their privacy improve their daily lives. It can also Improve each other's life satisfaction. Taiwan can also refer the policy to Singapore and Japan. The ratio of the elderly population and the disabled population increased rapidly. It makes the masses has many demands and expectations for government care policies and welfare services. However, the biggest problem in long-term care policy is that the messes doesn’t know what resources and services the government had provide. The government should strengthen the long-term care propaganda and combine with institutions willing to invest in long-term care services to establish a more completed long-term care services network. To satisfy their home security needs and also enhance the elderly's sense of well-being.
方法：本研究資料來源取自衛生福利部衛生福利資料科學中心之中老年調查檔，擷取2015年居住於台灣本島地區之60歲以上年長者為研究對象，共3,190人。本研究使用統計套裝軟體SPSS 22.0進行資料分析，分析描述性統計及推論性統計，利用複迴歸分析了解影響臺灣地區年長者及臺灣地區年長者同住狀況與身心健康之相關因素。
