Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing (한국지역사회간호학회)
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An Exploratory Study of Factors associated with the Health Behavior of Working Elderly with Chronic Diseases

만성질환이 있는 일하는 노인의 건강행위 관련요인에 관한 탐색적 연구

  • Kim, Dong Ok (Graduate School, College of Nursing, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yun, Soon-Nyung (College of Nursing, Seoul National University)
  • 김동옥 (서울대학교 간호대학 대학원) ;
  • 윤순녕 (서울대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2012.11.12
  • Accepted : 2012.12.20
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the health behaviors of working elderly Koreans aged 65 over and examined the socio-demographic and disease-related factors by health behaviors. Methods: This study used data obtained from the 2nd basic survey of the 2008 Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing. We selected 381 working elderly having one or more of the diseases hypertension, diabetes, heart disease or cerebrovascular disease. Results: 78.9% out of the subjects have hypertension, 31.2% have diabetes, 12.3% have heart disease, and 6.3% have cerebrovascular disease. Compared to the health behaviors of the general elderly, the rate of the practice of regular exercise among the subjects was lower, but the smoking and drinking rate were higher. The significant variables associated with health behavior practice rates were gender, type of work, subjective health status and chronic diseases. Conclusion: The type of work of the elderly with chronic diseases was significantly associated with health behaviors. Consequently, this study found that continuous care programs for the working elderly with chronic diseases should be developed and provided as an occupational health service when the jobs are offered to them.

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