Mee Ock Gu; Young Eun; Eun Sim Kim; Hwang Ran Ahn; In Soo Kwon; Hyun Sook Oh; Young-Sil Kang; Myun Sook Jung; So Young Choi; Kyung Mi Sung; Hye Yeon Kang

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Effects of an Elder Health Promotion Program using the Strategy of Elder Health Leader Training in Senior Citizen Halls: Mee Ock Gu, Young Eun, Eun Sim Kim, Hwang Ran Ahn, In Soo Kwon, Hyun Sook Oh, Young-Sil Kang, Myun Sook Jung, So Young Choi, Kyung Mi Sung, Hye Yeon Kang; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2012;42(1):125-135.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.1.125
Published online: February 29, 2012

¹Professor, College of Nursing, Gerontological Health Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, JinJu, Korea.

²Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Gerontological Health Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, JinJu, Korea.

³Assitant Professor, College of Nursing, Gerontological Health Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, JinJu, Korea.

⁴Doctoral student, College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, JinJu, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Eun, Young. College of Nursing, Gerontological Health Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, 92 Chilam-dong, JinJu 660-751, Korea. Tel: +82-55-772-8233, Fax: +82-55-772-8209, yyoeun@gnu.ac.kr

• Received: March 14, 2011 • Accepted: February 5, 2012

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Abstract

Purpose
This study was conducted to develop and test the effects of an elder health promotion program and apply strategies for elder health leader training sessions with elders at senior citizen halls.
Methods
A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 49 elders at a senior citizen hall (intervention: 27, control: 22). The elder health promotion program consisted of health education and exercise. A professional leader led the program for 4 weeks, and then an elder health leader and research assistant led for 8 weeks (total 12 weeks). Scales for elder health promoting behaviors, perceived health status, life satisfaction and senior citizen hall capability were used and physical fitness levels were measured. Data were collected between April 21 and July 28, 2010 and analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, t-test, and repeated measure ANOVA with SPSS/WIN 12.0.
Results
Health promoting behaviors, physical fitness, perceived health status, and senior citizen hall capacity were significantly better in the experimental group after the intervention compared to the control group.
Conclusion
Study findings indicate that elder health promotion programs applying strategies of elder health leader training are effective and can be recommended as nursing interventions for health promotion of these elders.
Keywords: Aged; Health promotion; Capacity building

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Table 1

Elder Health Promotion Program and Elder Health Leader Training

Table 2

Homogeneity Test of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Groups (N=49)

^†Fisher's exact test.

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 3

Homogeneity Test of Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control Groups (N=49)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4

Effects of Program on Health Promoting Behaviors, Perceived Health Status, Life Satisfaction, Senior Citizen Hall Capacity (N=49)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 5

Effects of Program on Physical Fitness (N=49)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

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Effects of an Elder Health Promotion Program using the Strategy of Elder Health Leader Training in Senior Citizen Halls

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2012;42(1):125-135. Published online February 29, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.1.125

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Effects of an Elder Health Promotion Program using the Strategy of Elder Health Leader Training in Senior Citizen Halls

Table 1

Elder Health Promotion Program and Elder Health Leader Training

Table 2

Homogeneity Test of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Groups (N=49)

^†Fisher's exact test.

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 3

Homogeneity Test of Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control Groups (N=49)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4

Effects of Program on Health Promoting Behaviors, Perceived Health Status, Life Satisfaction, Senior Citizen Hall Capacity (N=49)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 5

Effects of Program on Physical Fitness (N=49)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 1 Elder Health Promotion Program and Elder Health Leader Training

Table 2 Homogeneity Test of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Groups (N=49)

^†Fisher's exact test.

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 3 Homogeneity Test of Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control Groups (N=49)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4 Effects of Program on Health Promoting Behaviors, Perceived Health Status, Life Satisfaction, Senior Citizen Hall Capacity (N=49)