For the "Empty nest" elderly period (I. E. the old people living without younger generation together), the main health problems are: firstly,the physical fitness becomes decrepit by age,most of them suffered from various diseases, more or less,s light or severe, acute or chronic, thus made them principal part of chronic disease sufferers; secondly , the "empty nest" elderly is more susceptible to lonely or solitude due to their psychological state I and thirdly, their self care ability is decreasing by age and illness. Health protective countermeasures mainly ares First, launching a movement for health education and health promotion actively, strengthing the management for the "empty nest" elderly; Second,developing the service function of community and organizations, involved the older people; Third, promoting reforms of medical care system, raising the reimbursement proportion of medical expenses properly,so that sick elderly can be treated in time, urging government renders a free or decent price physical examination to elders.%老年空巢阶段主要的健康问题有:一是老年人的躯体状态因年龄增长逐渐衰老,绝大多数都或轻或重、或急或缓、或多或少地患有不同程度的疾病,老年人已成为慢性病的发病主体;二是空巢老年人在心理上更容易产生孤独感和寂寞感；三是因衰老与疾病共同作用,使老年人生活自理能力逐步弱化.空巢老人的保健对策主要有:第一,积极开展健康教育和健康促进活动,加强空巢老人的健康管理；第二,发挥社区和涉老机构为老年人服务的功能；第三是推进医疗保障制度的改革,适当提高报销比例,使老年人病有所医.健康检查是防治疾病的一个重要措施,建议政府对老年人体检给予一定的费用减免.
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