Younhee Kang; Miyoung Kim; Eliza Lee

doi:10.4040/jkan.2008.38.1.122

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The Relationship of Perceived Health Status, Activities of Daily Living and Nutrition Status in the Community-Dwelling Korean Elderly: Younhee Kang, Miyoung Kim, Eliza Lee; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008;38(1):122-130.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.1.122
Published online: February 28, 2008

¹Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

²Assistant Director, Department of Nursing, Ewha Womans University Dongdaemun Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

³Doctoral Student, College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Mi Young. Department of Nursing, Ewha Womans University Dongdaemun Hospital, 70 Jongno 6-ga-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-183, Korea. Tel: 82-2-760-5252, Fax: 82-2-760-5005, mykim0808@hanmail.net

• Received: November 13, 2007 • Accepted: December 11, 2007

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Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to identify the associated factors of the perceived health status of the elderly in Korea and to provide basic data for developing nursing interventions for the elderly's health management.
Methods
This study used a descriptive correlational research design. The subjects of this study were 335 elderly people over 60 yr living in an urban city. Data were collected through personal interviews using questionnaires from September 2006 to March 2007. Empirical indicators of perceived health status were measured by SF-36, nutritional screening initiative (NSI), activities of daily living (ADL) Index, and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scale. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical regression.
Results
The mean age of the subjects was 72.8 and 57.0% of subjects were female. 41.5% of variance in physical health was explained by nutrition, ADL, IADL, and the number of years attending school. Among them the most important factor was ADL. 13.2% of variance in mental health was explained by the number of family, nutrition, and IADL. Among them the most important factor was nutrition.
Conclusion
It is necessary to develop supportive interventions for improving the perceived health status of elderly people by considering the most important factors shown in this study.
Keywords: Health; ADL; Nutrition status; Elderly

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Table 1

General Characteristics of Subjects (N=335)

Table 2

Description of Diseases (N=335)

^*multiple response.

COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TB=tuberculosis.

Table 3

Summary of Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables (N=335)

ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living.

Table 4

Relations among Characteristics (N=335)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01.

NSI=nutritional screening initiative; ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living; PCS=physical component summary; MCS=mental component summary.

Table 5

Physical Health (N=335)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01.

ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living.

Table 6

Mental Health (N=335)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01.

ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living.

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The Relationship of Perceived Health Status, Activities of Daily Living and Nutrition Status in the Community-Dwelling Korean Elderly

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. 2008;38(1):122-130. Published online February 28, 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.1.122

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The Relationship of Perceived Health Status, Activities of Daily Living and Nutrition Status in the Community-Dwelling Korean Elderly

Table 1

General Characteristics of Subjects (N=335)

Table 2

Description of Diseases (N=335)

^*multiple response.

COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TB=tuberculosis.

Table 3

Summary of Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables (N=335)

ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living.

Table 4

Relations among Characteristics (N=335)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01.

NSI=nutritional screening initiative; ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living; PCS=physical component summary; MCS=mental component summary.

Table 5

Physical Health (N=335)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01.

ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living.

Table 6

Mental Health (N=335)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01.

ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living.

Table 1 General Characteristics of Subjects (N=335)

Table 2 Description of Diseases (N=335)

^*multiple response.

COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TB=tuberculosis.

Table 3 Summary of Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables (N=335)

ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living.

Table 4 Relations among Characteristics (N=335)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01.

NSI=nutritional screening initiative; ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living; PCS=physical component summary; MCS=mental component summary.

Table 5 Physical Health (N=335)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01.

ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living.

Table 6 Mental Health (N=335)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01.

ADL=activities of daily living; IADL=instrumental activities of daily living.