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Effects of a Problem-Based Learning Program on Health Education for Elders
Young Ju Son, Eun Young Choi, Young A Song
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2009;39(2):207-216.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.2.207
Published online: April 28, 2009

1Professor, Department of Nursing, Cheju Halla College, Jeju, Korea.

2Full-time Lecturer, Chosun Nursing College, Gwangju, Korea.

3Full-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Cheju Halla College, Jeju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Choi, Eun Young. Chosun Nursing College, 280 Seoseok-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-825, Korea. Tel: 82-62-231-7368, Fax: 82-62-232-9072, eychoi@cnc.ac.kr
• Received: May 7, 2008   • Accepted: March 3, 2009

Copyright © 2009 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • Purpose
    The purposes of this study was to analyze the effects of a health education program using problem-based learning on health related knowledge, behavior, and quality of life in elderly people.
  • Methods
    The participants included 44 elders, of whom 23 took the health education program and 21 did not. All participants were over 60 yr of age and were selected from residents of nursing homes or participants in activities of social welfare facilities in Jeju Province. Elders in both groups completed pre- and post-tests. Elders in the education group participated in 5 weekly sessions, 100-120 min/session of problem-based learning on health education. Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 12.0.
  • Results
    Scores for health knowledge, health behavior, and quality of life for the education group were significantly higher than those of the control group.
  • Conclusion
    A problem-based learning health education program can be recommended as a method to promote the health of the elders. Indirectly, the results seem to indicate that proper assessment and support should be provided simultaneously in the management of elders' health. Finally, future study is needed to examine whether problem-based learning is more helpful compared to traditional education.
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Table 1
Process of the Problem-Based Learning Program for Elders' Health Education
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Table 2
Homogeneity of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Group
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*Fisher's exact test

Table 3
Homogeneity of Health Knowledge, Health Behavior and Quality of Life between Experimental and Control Group
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*Mann-Whitney U test.

Table 4
Changes in Health Knowledge, Health Behavior and Quality of Life
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*Mann-Whitney U test.

Exp.=experimental group; Con.=control group.

Table 5
Degree of Satisfaction with the Class and Self Directed Learning
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