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KMID : 1190720040090010151
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Chonnam Journal of Nursing Science
2004 Volume.9 No. 1 p.151 ~ p.163
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Park Oh-Jang
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to suggest some basic information about physical health status, life satisfaction, health promoting behavior of the elderly women in a rural community for elderly health promoting program. The subjects were 60 female elderly women over 65 years resident in a rural area, Data was collected from May 1 st to 7th, 2002, and analyzed by frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA and Duncan test using SAS program. Instruments of the study were questionnaires to measure perceived physical health status, life satisfaction, and health promoting behavior of the elderly women.
The result was summarized as follows: 1. The mean score of physical health status was 48.8 point of 60 point. The physical health status was differentiated in age (F = 2.44, P = .001), monthly income (F = 5.81, P = .005), and persons living with them (F = 3.04, P = .024). Duncan test estimated that the score of physical health status was significantly lower in the seventy or eighty aged group than those of sixty aged, in group of not having an occupation than that of having one, in group of living with their married son than those of living alone or living with their married daughter. The less the monthly income, the lower the score of physical health status was. 2. The mean score of life satisfaction was 36.8 point of 60 point. The life satisfaction was differentiated in educational level (t = 2.09, P = .041), occupation (t = 2.37, P = .015), and monthly income (F = 7.17, P = .001), Duncan test estimated that the score of life satisfaction was significantly lower in group of not having a formal education than that of having formal one, in group of not having an occupation than that of having one. The less the monthly income, the lower the score of life satisfaction was. 3. The mean score of health promoting behavior was 71.2 point of 96 point. The health promoting behavior was differentiated in monthly income (F = 8.85, P = .001). Duncan test told that the less the monthly income, the lower the score of health promoting behavior was.
Conclusion: The elderly women in a rural community had relatively higher scores than those of urban area in physical health status, life satisfaction, and health promoting behavior. Monthly income and educational level were important factors to affect physical health status, life satisfaction, and health promoting behavior of the elderly women resident in a rural area.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly women in a rural community, Physical health status, Life satisfaction, Health promoting behavior
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