TTLV: Mental health of the elderly in some districts of Hanoi city

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1.Student's name: Nguyen Thi Loan:

2.Sex: Female

3.Date of birth: 01/09/1984                

4.Place of birth: Hanoi

5.Decision to recognize student number: 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 1, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6.Changes in training: Are not

7.Thesis topic name: Mental health of the elderly in some districts of Hanoi city

8.Specialized: Psychology; Code: 60 31 04 01

9.Scientific instructor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Moc Lan – Lecturer at University of Social Sciences and Humanities

10.Summary of the results of the thesis:

• Retirees, businesspeople, and workers in organizations had better mental health scores than other groups. Self-employed people and elderly people who stayed at home had worse positive mental health scores than other groups.
• There are no significant differences in mental health status between men and women.
• The groups living with children, living with others, and living alone had higher levels of depression/sadness, and poorer mental health indicators than the other groups. The group living with a spouse in a private home had better mental health indicators than the other groups. The groups living with a spouse/child and the group living with others had average mental health indicators.
• There are significant differences in mental health across age groups. As people age, they become more adaptive and satisfied with life.

In summary, the general mental health status of Vietnamese elderly people is at an average level, with more positive spirits than negative spirits.

11.Practical applicability: The thesis has drawn a general picture of the current mental health status of the elderly and proposed solutions to improve the mental health of the elderly for organizations, local authorities, families and the elderly themselves. The thesis will also be a reference for studies related to mental health issues in general and mental health of the elderly in particular.

12.Further research directions: Mental health of lonely elderly

13.Published works related to the thesis: Do not have

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1.Full name: Nguyen Thi Loan

2.Sex: female

3.Date of birth: 01/09/1984              

4.Place of birth: Hanoi

5.Admission decision number: 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated November 1, 2011

6.Changes in academic process: No

7.Official thesis title: Mental health of aged people in some districts of Hanoi.

8.Major: Psychology.

9. Code: 60 31 04 01

10.Supervisors: Prof. PhD.Hoang Moc Lan

11.Summary of the findings of the thesis:

• Retired people, business people and people from organizations, social unions have higher index of mental health than other people. Group of free labor and home aged people have negative mental health in comparison with other people.
• There is no special difference between man and woman in mental health
• Lonely persons, the aged people who live with others or younger generation and have high mental health of distress. Almost express of mental health are worser than others. The elderly people who live with others spouse or younger generation and have normal mental health.
• There is big difference in mental health between younger and older people. The older people know how to adapt and satisfy to the life.

Briefly, situation of Vietnamese mental health is average, positive attitudes are more than negative attitudes.

12.Practical applicability: Thesis describes a general picture of mental health of aged people currently and proposes some solutions for enhancing the mental health for aged people in social unions, organizations, local governments, and for themselves at home. These shall be a reference document for researches and studies relating to mental health in general and for the aged people in particular.

13.Further research directions: Mental heasslth of single aged people.

14.Thesis-related publications: No.