The Relationship of the Social Support and Health Promotion Behavior in Rural Communities

일부농촌지역에서의 사회적 지지와 건강증진 행동간 관계

  • Lee, Hee-Young (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Hwang, Seung-Sik (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Baek, Ji-Eon (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Yang-Sook (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ka, Mun-Hee (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Sin, Jee-Yeon (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Ok (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Si-Wan (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ahn, Hye-Yun (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Jae-Hyun (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyo-Chung (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Eun (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Cho, Byung-Hee (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chung, Moon-Ho (School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2002.12.30

Abstract

This study aims to clarify the socio-economic factors which have an effectiveness on the social support in rural areas and analyze how it relates to the Individual Health promotion behavior. It is advised to improve social support in the community. The target population was all residents with no chronic and no serious disease who live in five villages of Chuncheon in Kangwon province during July of 2002. This study was done by the interview survey using questionnaire which was composed with questions about Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey(MOS-SSS) and the health promotion behavior. MOS-SSS was translated to Korean and modified to be suitable for the study. The functional and social support variables were also added. The health promotion behavior was formed through the questions about whether or not stop smoking, stop drinking, the excise, the health examinations, attending health education, and hormone replacement therapies. The results are as follows; 1) the case of low-educated, divorce or separation to death, or the subject of social assistance, the social support was low. 2) the case of high social class, the social support was high. 3) there were no significant findings in the health status. 4) according to the analysis of correlation of health promotion behavior, the group with the most social support showed a high percentage of getting health examinations, attending health education, Hormone replacement therapies. However, the adjusted rate of smoking and drinking of trying to stop smoking and stop drinking resulted in low figures. The well-structured social support which the community can provide should be firstly given a priority for the group with low-income, low-educated, divorce or separation to death, and social assistance who are provided poor social support. Moreover, the social support service should be actively reflected to the health promotion program in the community.

본 연구는 농촌사회의 사회적 지지에 영향을 미치는 사회경제적 요인을 밝히고, 이것이 개인의 건강증진행동과 어떠한 관련성을 갖는지를 분석하여 농촌사회 건강증진 정책에서의 사회적지지 향상 방법을 제안하고자 하였다. 2002년 7월 강원도 춘천시 2개리에 거주하는 주민 전수를 대상으로 하여 수행되었으며, 만성 중증질환이 없는 건강한 사람을 분석대상으로 선정하였다. 사회적 지지는 기능적 사회적지지 평가를 위한 변형한 한국어판 MOS-SSS(Medical Outcome Study-Social Support Survey)와 구조적 사회적지지 평가항목을 추가한 설문지를 이용하였고, 건강증진행동은 금연 금주 의도, 운동, 건강진단, 보건교육 참여, 폐경기 호르몬 치료 여부를 설문을 통해 측정하였다. 사회적 지지는 교육정도가 낮거나, 이혼이나 사별인 경우, 의료보호대상인 경우 낮았고, 사회계층이 높은 계층에서 높았으며 건강상태별로는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 건강증진행동과의 관련성 분석에서, 사회적 지지가 높은 사랑들이 건강검진율, 보건교육 참석률, 폐경기 호르몬치료율이 높음을 알 수 있었다. 음주량 흡연량을 보정한 금연 금주 의도는 사회적 지지가 높은 군에서 오히려 낮았다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해, 사회적 지지가 약한 의료보호대상, 이혼 사별가정, 저교육층에 대해 지역사회가 제공할 수 있는 기능적, 구조적 사회적 지지를 우선적으로 시행해야 하며, 농촌지역의 건강증진 보건프로그램에 사회적 지지서비스를 적극 반영해야 함을 제안하고자한다.

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