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KMID : 0869920070130020301
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education
2007 Volume.13 No. 2 p.301 ~ p.309
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Influencing Factors on the Health Promoting Behaviors of Elderly Living in an Institution
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Song Mi-Ryeong
Yu Su-Jeong
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study focused on identifying health promoting behaviors of institutionalized elderly and the factors affecting these behaviors.
Method: Data was collected from 107 elders in 6 institutions in Chungnam province from March to November, 2007. Data was collected by a structured questionnaire that included general characteristics, depression, social support, activities of daily living, self-efficacy, and health promoting behavior scales. The collected data was analyzed by the SPSS Windows 14.0 program including t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression analysis.
Result: There were significant differences in health promoting behaviors according to marital status, religion, perceived economic status and health status. Depression, social support, ADL and self-efficacy had significant correlations with health promoting behaviors. Powerful predictors of health promoting behaviors were depression, social support, ADL and self efficacy.
Conclusion: According to these results, a nursing intervention to enhance health promoting behaviors is needed for elderly living in an institution in order to reduce depression and to increase social support, ADL and self efficacy.
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KEYWORD
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Health promotion, Elderly
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