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KMID : 0858820050220010117
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2005 Volume.22 No. 1 p.117 ~ p.134
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Effectiveness of Health Education for Elderly
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Lim Hee-Jin
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Abstract
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This study analyzes how health education program affect elderly’’s health knowledge, behavior and health state. Also purposes of this program are to have healthy lifestyle and change health behavior to improve life. The subject of study was over 60 years old 175 persons, which include 89 persons of experience group and 86 persons from social well-being center in seoul. The data was collected by measurement of knowledge, behavior on health. The pre-research was performed before health education and post-research was performed immediately after the education. Collected data were analyzed by using the SPSS win 11.0. The results of this study are as follows: 1. The health knowledge points of experience group improved than the control group’’s and there is statistically significant difference. 2. The health behavior points of experience group were higher than the control group’’s and the difference was statistically significant. 3. The perceived health state of experience group was better than the control group’’s and the difference was statistically significant. 4. There are correlations among knowledge, behavior and perceived health state: Knowledge and behavior are positively correlated and behavior and perceived health state have a positive correlation.
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