Journal of agricultural medicine and community health (농촌의학ㆍ지역보건)

Korean Society for Rural Medicine and Community Health (한국농촌의학지역보건학회)
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The Health Promoting Activity of Old Aged in a Rural Area

일부 농촌지역 노인들의 건강증진활동 수행정도 및 관련요인

  • Kim, Sun-Mi (Daema Community Health Post in Youngkwang-gun) ;
  • Kim, Yang-Ok (Dept. of Prev. Med., School of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Soon (Dept. of Prev. Med., School of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Ryu, So-Yeon (Dept. of Prev. Med, School of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Lee, Chul-Gab (Dept. of Prev. Med., School of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Ahn, Hyun-Ok (Dept. of Prev. Med., School of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Park, Jong (Dept. of Prev. Med., School of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Son, Myung-Ho (Dept. of Prev. Med., School of Medicine, Seonam University)
  • 김선미 (영광군 대마면 대마보건진료소) ;
  • 김양옥 (조선대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김기순 (조선대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 류소연 (조선대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이철갑 (조선대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 안현옥 (조선대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 박종 (조선대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 손명호 (서남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 1998.06.30
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Abstract

This study was to evaluate the performance status and associated factors with the health promoting activities. Two hundred three old aged over 65 years old sampled by quota sampling among 660 old aged in a rural area, Dae-Ma Myun, Young-Kwang Gun, Chollanam Do. The questionnaire survey was performed from June 1st to August 31st in 1997. The major findings were as follows ; 1. The performance rate of health promoting activities were higher in female, dwellers at community health practitioner post area, and old aged believes in a religion and high educated old aged. 2. A multiple regression analysis showed that physical health promoting activity was related to psychiatric wellbeing status, the disability of daily living, residental area and family numbers(P<0.05). 3. The disability of daily living and psychiatric wellbeing status were related to mental health promoting activities by a multiple regression analysis(P<0.05). In conclusion, psychiatric wellbeing status, the disability of daily living, the disability of daily living and residental area were associated the performance of health promoting activities for old aged in a rural area.

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