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The Evaluation of a Health Promotion Program for the Community resident Older Adults  

Gu, Mee-Ock (Gerontological Health Research Center, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science)
Kang, Young-Sil (Gerontological Health Research Center, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science)
Kim, Eun-Sim (Gerontological Health Research Center, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science)
Ahn, Hoang-Lan (Gerontological Health Research Center, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science)
Oh, Hyun-Sook (Gerontological Health Research Center, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science)
Eun, Young (Department of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.32, no.3, 2002 , pp. 384-394 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the process & outcome of a Health promotion program(Growing Younger & More Active) for the community resident older adults from March to December, 2001. Method: A quasi experimental research(one group pretest-posttest design) was used in this study. The subjects were 82 older adults(but 40 older adults 4 weeks after the program). Program had 5 sessions(10 hours) once a week. Data were collected before the program, immediately after & 4 weeks after the program and were analyzed with paired t-test. Result: The levels of Satisfaction, Interest & Understanding of the Program were high. Significant differences were found in health knowledge, health promoting behaviors, perceived health status and life satisfaction between before program and immediately after program as well as between before program and 4 weeks after program, but no significant differences in Health attitude. Self efficacy has significant difference only between before program and immediately after program , but no significant differences between before program and 4 weeks after the program. Conclusion: This results suggest that a Health promotion program for the community resident older adults developed this study is effective. So this program can be recommended as an effective nursing intervention for the health promotion of the older adults living in community.
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Elderly health promotion program evaluation;
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