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KMID : 0895920010030010084
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Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing
2001 Volume.3 No. 1 p.84 ~ p.99
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A Study of Factors Influencing Health Behavior and Well-Being in the Elderly
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Kim Hee-Kyung
Choi Eun-Sook
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing health behavior and well-being in the elderly, to provide the basic data for a nursing intervention program in order to improve health managment and well-being in the elderly.
The subjects of this study were 106 elderly persons over the age 60, living at K city in Chungnam province from April 25 to May 30, 2001.
The instruments for this study were the Social Activity Scale developed by Kim. J. S. (1990), the Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Sherer et. al. (1982), the Self-Concept Scale developed by Rosenberg (1965) and interpreted by Jeon, B. J. (1974), the Social Support Scale developed by Brandt & Weinert (1985), the Health Behavior Scale developed by Choi, Y. H. & Kim S. Y. (1997), and the Well-Being Scale developed by Jang, H. K. (1999).
The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression.
The results of this study were as follows:
1. The health behavior showed significant positive correlation with psychological health, social activity, self-concept, self efficacy, social support, and well-being.
2. The well-being showed significant positive correlation with physical health, psychological health, social activity, self-concept, self efficacy, social support, and health behavior.
3. The stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the most powerful predictor of health behavior was social activity. A combination of social activity (35.9%) and self-efficacy (12.6%) accounted for 48.5% of the variance in health behavior in the elderly.
4. The stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the most powerful predictor of well-being was health behavior. A combination of health behavior (70.0%), physical health (3.8%) and social support (5.8%) accounted for 79.6% of the variance in well-being in the elderly.
From the results of the study, we recommend that development of nursing intervention program for the health behavior and the well-being includin the influencing factors in the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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health behavior, well-being, elderly
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