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.
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en Coreano
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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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Asunto principal:
Apoyo Social
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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Viviendas para Ancianos
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Autoeficacia
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Enfermería Geriátrica
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Promoción de la Salud
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Vivienda
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Modelos Psicológicos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Aged80
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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