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KMID : 1033320150050020078
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Global Health & Nursing
2015 Volume.5 No. 2 p.78 ~ p.87
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Relationship between Watching TV Health Programs and Health Behaviors in Middle Aged and Elderly Women
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Eo Hyun-Ju
Lee Hae-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study examined the relationship between watching TV health programs and performing health behaviors in middle aged and elderly women. Examined health behaviors were nutrition, physical activity, sleep hygiene and stress management.
Methods: Participants were 150 women aged over 40 years who were living in the community of Nam-gu, Busan, Korea. Data were collected by questionnaires and included 24-hour dietary recall, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), sleep hygiene index, and coping styles under stress. SPSS was used for data analysis. Descriptive statistics and correlations were calculated, and t and x2 tests performed to examine the relationship between watching TV health programs and health behaviors.
Results: Participants were strongly interested in TV health programs; however, TV health programs did not affect participants’ health behaviors regarding nutrition, physical activity, sleep hygiene, or coping style.
Conclusion: Participants tended to gather health information from TV programs; however, programs viewing did not change participant’s health behavior. These findings suggest that actual involvement in health behaviors may be more beneficial and effective than watching TV alone.
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KEYWORD
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TV health program, Nutrition, Physical activity, Sleep hygiene, Stress management
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