Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Original Article

A Study of Factors That Influence the Promotion of Healthy Behavior in the Elderly According to Types of Residency: Eun Young Jeon, Kwuy Bun Kim; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006;36(3):475-483. Published online June 30, 2006; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.3.475

Purpose

The goal of this study was to investigate the factors influencing health promoting behaviors in elderly individuals according to types of residency.

Method

This was a descriptive study. The subjects were comprised of 243 elderly aged 65 years or over living in 3 large cities. The instruments used for this study were a health promoting lifestyle, perceived health status, geriatric depression short form scale-Korea, social support scale, and self-efficacy. The data was analyzed using SPSS Win 12.0.

Result

Powerful predictors of a health promoting lifestyle were depression, self-efficacy, and perceived health status for the elderly living at home. In the cases of the elderly living in institutions, a powerful predictor of a health promoting lifestyle was identified as social support.

Conclusion

For the operation of long-term care insurance, a service for home care programs is needed for the elderly living at home in order to reduce depression and to increase self-efficacy and perceived health status. In addition, social support provided by health-care professionals should be developed to promote a healthy lifestyle for the elderly living in institutional environments.

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