Psychological, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated With Utilization of Senior Centers Among Older Adults in Korea / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
; : 244-250, 2012.
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships among the psychological, social, and environmental factors influencing the utilization of senior centers among older adults in Korea. METHODS: A questionnaire survey was administered to two types of older adults who lived in Seoul, Korea: 262 older adults who used senior centers (3 places) and 156 older adults who did not use senior centers. RESULTS: Our results showed clearly that the utilization of the senior centers in Korea is affected by higher self-efficacy (odds ratio [OR], 6.08; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.31 to 12.32), higher perceived benefits (OR, 1.71; 95% CI, 1.16 to 4.36), lower perceived barriers (OR, 6.43; 95% CI, 3.07 to 11.45), higher family support (OR, 4.21; 95% CI, 2.02 to 8.77), and higher support from friends (OR, 4.08; 95% CI, 2.38 to 7.81). The results also showed that participants whose total travel time was 15 to 29 minutes (OR, 2.84; 95% CI, 1.21 to 3.64) or less than 14 minutes (OR, 4.68; 95% CI, 3.41 to 8.41) were more likely to use a senior center than those who had to travel more than 30 minutes. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the utilization of senior centers in Korea is affected by psychological, social, and environmental factors, specifically by self-efficacy, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, social support, convenience of transportation, and total travel time to the senior centers. The effects of longer-term utilization of the senior centers by non-users on health-related outcomes in a large population warrant attention.
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Sujet Principal:
Comportement social
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Soutien social
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Facteurs temps
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Voyage
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Vieillissement
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Études transversales
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Enquêtes et questionnaires
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Enquêtes de santé
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Centres de santé communautaires
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Auto-efficacité
Type d'étude:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites du sujet:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Pays comme sujet:
Asia
langue:
En
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Année:
2012
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Article