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KMID : 1023420140140020167
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2014 Volume.14 No. 2 p.167 ~ p.175
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Relationship of Oral Health Behavior to Self-Efficacy among the Elderly
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Noh Eun-Mi
Jeon Eun-Suk
Ko Su-Youn
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to identify general, physical, and social self-efficacy according to oral health behavior among the elderly and examine the factors affecting them. For this purpose, a survey was conducted in 500 persons aged 60 years or older residing in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province from June 1 to August 30, 2013. With the exception of 73 questionnaires that were not completed or contained insincere responses, 427 copies (recovery rate: 85.4%) were analyzed, thus obtaining the following results: 1) In terms of the respondents` socio-demographic characteristics, those who were younger, who were more highly educated, who were married, and who got a larger amount of monthly pocket money showed higher general, physical, and social self-efficacy, with statistically significant differences (p＜0.001). 2) The group with good oral health behavior showed higher general and social self-efficacy and that with an average level of oral health behavior showed higher physical self-efficacy, with significant differences (p＜0.001). 3) The factor most influential on oral health behavior was general self-efficacy (β=0.184), followed by social self-efficacy (β=0.162), physical self-efficacy (β=0.101).
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KEYWORD
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Elderly , Oral health behavior
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