The Health Promoting Program of the Elderly Who use Senior Citizens' Center

보건간호활동으로 추진한 노인건강증진 프로그램 - 경로당 이용회원을 대상으로 -

  • Published : 1997.03.01

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the positive effect of health promoting strategy program on health of the elderly who use senior citizens' center. A total of 53 elderly people from 6 senior citizens' centers participated in this study from May. 1. to August. 31. 1996. Questionnaires which health age, activity of daily living. health promoting behavior, measurement in muscle tolerance, flexibility were used for interviewing them. The results of the study analyzed using a SPSS/WIN were as follows; 1) Their mean age was 75.7. In the family type, there was a $67.9\%$, living with sons and daughters, $32.1\%$ living with alone or couple. They have spent about 5 - 6 hours in senior citizens' centers. Mostly they have had a chat with them and played the Hwatoo. 2) There were significantly decrease of health age, mean value 0.59 to 0.49 and significantly increase activity of daily living, mean value 13.85 to 15.8. 3) There were slightly increase of health promoting behavior, flexibility and muscle tolerance, but without statistical significance.

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