A Study of Factors That Influence the Promotion of Healthy Behavior in the Elderly According to Types of Residency / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 475-483, 2006.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-27531
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The goal of this study was to investigate the factors influencing health promoting behaviors in elderly individuals according to types of residency.METHOD:
This was a descriptive study. The subjects were comprised of 243 elderly aged 65 years or over living in 3 large cities. The instruments used for this study were a health promoting lifestyle, perceived health status, geriatric depression short form scale-Korea, social support scale, and self-efficacy. The data was analyzed using SPSS Win 12.0.RESULT:
Powerful predictors of a health promoting lifestyle were depression, self-efficacy, and perceived health status for the elderly living at home. In the cases of the elderly living in institutions, a powerful predictor of a health promoting lifestyle was identified as social support.CONCLUSION:
For the operation of long-term care insurance, a service for home care programs is needed for the elderly living at home in order to reduce depression and to increase self-efficacy and perceived health status. In addition, social support provided by health-care professionals should be developed to promote a healthy lifestyle for the elderly living in institutional environments.
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Main subject:
Social Support
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Health Behavior
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Housing for the Elderly
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Self Efficacy
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Geriatric Nursing
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Health Promotion
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Housing
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Models, Psychological
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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