The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing (재활간호학회지)
- Volume 7 Issue 2
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- Pages.140-148
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- 2004
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- 1229-294X(pISSN)
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- 2288-3002(eISSN)
A Comparative Study of Self-Esteem, Health Status and Self-Care in the Rural and Urban Elderly
농촌노인과 도시노인의 자아존중감, 건강상태와 자가간호에 관한 비교 연구
- Kim, Bong-Im (Department of Nursing, Jinju Health College)
- 김봉임 (진주보건대학 간호과)
- Received : 2004.11.20
- Accepted : 2004.12.10
- Published : 2004.12.30
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the relationships of self-esteem, health status and self-care, and compare them between the rural and urban elderly. Method: The subjects were 126 persons with age over 65: rural(69 persons) and urban(57 persons). The data was collected from 1st Sep to 10th Oct, 2004 by questionnaires, and was analyzed with t-test, ANOVA, Least Significant Difference and Pearson's correlation coefficient in the SPSS-Win 10.0. Results: The level of self-esteem, health status and self-care of the elderly in rural were lower than those of the elderly in urban. The higher group self-esteem in the rural elderly shows more health status and self-care than the lower group. Significant differences between two groups in the urban elderly were not found. Self-esteem, health status and self-care were positively correlated each other in the rural elderly. Significant correlations were found between self-esteem and health status, and between self-esteem and self-care in the rural elderly. Conclusion: Self-esteem forms the foundation of psychosocial health and provides a measure for the quality of life of the elderly in long term care. As nursing is in a unique position to promote self-esteem, the nurse can plan and provide nursing intervention with the consideration of characteristics of the rural and urban elderly to promote the self-esteem, health status and self-care of the elderly.