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KMID : 0379720210350030415
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2021 Volume.35 No. 3 p.415 ~ p.429
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Exploration on the Health-related Factors of the Elderly in Rural Village based on the Social Ecological Model
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Yang Ju-Hyeon
Park Bo-Hyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the health-related factors of the elderly in rural village in-depth and comprehensively based on the socio-ecological model.
Methods: The data were collected from 22 elderly people through four focus group interviews and analyzed by deductive content analysis using four themes of the socio-ecological model (SEM) as an analysis matrix.
Results: A total of 10 categories corresponding to the four themes of SEM were derived as follows: Intrapersonal level, “Awareness of Aging and Health”, “Inefficient practice of health behavior”, and “Daunted self-efficacy”, Interpersonal level, “Social relations maintenance”, and “Changing sense of community”, Community level, “Local resources requiring improvement”, “Problems caused by regional characteristics”, “Disadvantaged group”, and “Leadership and residents participation”, Public policy level, “Health-related facilities and programs”.
Conclusion: We proposed the development and application of intervention programs that combined individual activities to improve self-management capacity and group activities to enhance social support and solidarity for rural villagers.
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KEYWORD
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Rural health, Aged, Social Environment, Qualitative research
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