Health Status of Elderly Living in a City / 재활간호학회지
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
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: 169-178, 2004.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-655789
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study examined the health status of elderly.METHOD:
This is a survey using cross-sectional design. The subject were 122 elders who were 65 and over in Daejeon. Instrumental activity of daily living, nutrition and Body mass index for physical health status, social engagement for social health status, and depression and loneliness for emotional health status were measured.RESULTS:
Independent level was medium, and nutrition and BMI were normal level. Social engagement score was 2.38 which means low. Mean depression level was 7.71 and mean loneliness level was 56.77, which means high. The risk factors for vulnerable health status were no spouse, lower pocket money, living at institution, poor subjective health status.CONCLUSION:
This finding indicates that the elderly subjects were in normal physical health status, but social and emotional health status were poor.
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Asunto principal:
Índice de Masa Corporal
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Factores de Riesgo
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Esposos
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Depresión
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Soledad
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
Año:
2004
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Artículo
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