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KMID : 0386819940040010067
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Journal of the Institute of Health Environmental Sciences
1994 Volume.4 No. 1 p.67 ~ p.81
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A Study on the Health Management Behaviors of the Aged in Seoul
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Abstract
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Random sampling was used in this study from 7 koos, Seoul (Seodaemoonkoo, Mapokoo, Kangdongkoo, Seongdongkoo, Koorokoo, Yongsankoo and Seongbookkoo). The study objective was to evaluate the health management behaviors of the aged 60 and more.
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survey used closed questionnaire. The surveyed were 580 old persons.
@ES The results of this study were as follows:
@EN 1) Walking and jogging (47.4%) and 'dietary' (43.5%) were the most popular weight management activities of the aged. Thus, health education for the aged should take convenience and accessibility into account.
2) 8.4% of the aged has experienced accidents during the last 6 months. Therefore, they need the improvement of accident-prone environment and the complementary policy measures as well as the education and public relations of accident-preventive
behaviors.
3) 'Measuring blood pressure' (38.6%), 'urinary test' (11.2%) and 'eye test' (4.1%) were popular activities of early detection of diseases.
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