Objective To investigate the rate of chronic diseases in Shenzhen Bao'an population,to analyze the nursing requirements of patients with chronic diseases,and to provide information for chronic disease prevention.Method Questionnaire surveys were done for residents of 600 families from six blocks in Shenzhen Bao'an district using multi-stage random sampling.The questionnaires included health status,morbidity status for chronic diseases,and nursing requirements of patients with chronic diseases.Results The ra...