• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.597-605
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• 2016

This study aimed to examine the multiple factors to affect the health conservation in the middle aged women. The subjects were 143 middle aged women from 40 to 59 years old and the data collection period was from June 1 to 25, 2016. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. We found a significantly positive association between health conservation and health promotion behaviors among middle-aged women. However, menopausal symptoms and wisdom were not significantly associated with health conservation. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to analyze the most correlation variables were health enhancement behaviors with 12.5% and existence of spouse with 3.2%. This study provides more ensured fundamental data for the health conservation and enhancement in the middle aged women.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.4513-4522
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to examine the degree of health promotion behavior among stomach cancer patients and its relevant factors, such as belief, family support, and self-esteem etc. To investigate factors affecting health promotion behavior among stomach cancer patients, a survey was conducted through personal interviews with 153 stomach cancer patients who came to two hospitals in Daejeon from June to July, 2008. Questions were about respondents' general characteristics, properties related to stomach cancer, health belief & family support for the disease, and self-esteem. According to the results of multi-variate regression analysis, factors affecting health promotion behavior included age, treatment type, benefit, barrier, family support, and self-esteem which explained 66.6%. Public health and medical interventions are necessary to improve health promotion behavior among stomach cancer patients by improving benefit, family support, and self-esteem and reducing barrier.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.251-256
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• 2020

This study aims to investigate the relationship between oral health promotion behavior and oral symptoms according to the dietary life of adolescents through the 15^th(2019) online survey of Youth Health Behavior. According to the study, the number of tooth brush(day) was significant with all dietary life, caffeine and eating habit education experience were significant with all oral health promotion behavior, use of oral health device was significant with fruit, vegetable, sealant experience was significant with fruit, fastfood, vegetable, scaling experience was significant with fruit and oral education experience was significant with fruit, soda, fastfood, vegetable. Toothbreak was significant fruit, soda, fastfood, pain and bleeding were significant with caffeine, fastfood, vegetable, eating habit education experence, bad breath was significant with fruit, caffeine, vegetable. Therefore, dietary life should be considered for the management of oral health promotion behaviors and oral symptoms of adolescents.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.989-999
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to identify the influencing health promoting behavior of perceived health status and self-efficacy according to major of college students to develop health promoting interventions of college students. The subjects of this study were 592 college students in C city in Korea. Health promoting behavior was significantly higher(p=.014) in health related major students than none health related major students. There were significantly difference in "an time to school(p=.007)", "sleeping hours(p=.004)", "drinking(p=0.028)", "exercise(p<.001)", "exercise frequency(p=.012)" between health related major and none health related major. perceived health status(r=0.381, p<.001) and self efficacy(r=0.620, p<.001) were significantly positive relation to health promoting behavior. The other sub factor in self efficacy were confidence(p<.001), effort(p=.008), will(p=.001) and sub factor in perceived health status were present health(p<.001), health anxiety(p=.002), resistibility and sensitivity(p=.002) in none health related major students($R^2$=0.432, F=38.620). We suggested that the results of this study be considered in developing health promoting programs through appropriate education and various activity of young adults.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.327-334
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• 2016

This study was conducted to identify the relationship among health promotion behaviors, self-respect, and life satisfaction of middle-aged men and women who use the life gym. The participants included 208 middle-aged men and women who use the life gym in Korea. The data were collected between July 26 and September 10, 2014, using a self-report questionnaire, and were analyzed by frequencies, t-test, ${\chi}^2$ test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation using SPSS Win 18.0. The score for health promotion behaviors was 3.41, with men scoring 3.31 and women scoring 3.47 (t = -2.09, p=.038). Self-realization was the highest and physical activity was the lowest in the sub-region. The score for self-respect was 3.42, with men scoring 3.39 and women scoring 3.34. The life satisfaction score was 3.35, with men scoring 3.34 and women scoring 3.36. Health promotion behavior was positively correlated with self-respect (r = .427, p<.001) and life satisfaction (r= -.760, p<.001). Self-respect showed a significant positive correlation with life satisfaction (r = .469, p<.001). Moreover, higher health promotion behavior resulted in higher self-respect and life satisfaction. Moreover, it was found that higher self-respect led to higher life satisfaction. Therefore, to increase self-respect and life satisfaction of middle-aged men and women, it is necessary to develop and test programs for health promotion behaviors.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.451-459
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• 2018

The aim of this study is to compare the differences in health promotion behaviors by the use of complementary alternative therapy(CAT) in elderly women with osteoarthritis. A total of 621 elderly women with osteoarthritis from public health centers and their branches at a city of C state were enrolled. This study analyzed the frequency and percentage of complementary alternative therapy utilization; a Chi-square test was used for utilization analysis according to subjects' general characteristics and disease features. Degree of health promotion behaviors according to CAT utilization was analyzed by a t-test and ANOVA. The study found that the CAT utilization rate for the total of 621 people was 61.7 %. For health promotion behaviors according to CAT utilization, statistically significant differences were found in exercise (p<0.001), health responsibility (p<0.001) and self-realization (p=0.016) from the domains. This study demonstrated the differences of health promotion behaviors based on CAT utilization. Due to the results of this study it is notable to mention that counseling, instruction for CAT utilization, and strategy development for health promotion are necessary for elderly women with osteoarthritis.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.29-31
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• 1988

보건교육은 바람직한 건강행위(습관)를 자발적으로 수행하도록 추진하는 모든 학습경험(과정)을 의미한다. 즉 강제적으로 실천하도록 하는 것이 아니고 교육적인 방법을 통하여 국민 스스로가 건강한 행동양상으로 습관화하도록 하는 모든 과정을 말한다.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.7
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• pp.41-49
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• 2020

This study is a descriptive research study for the elderly who participated in the community's fair to identify the factors of the convergent impact of perceived health conditions, health promotion activities and dementia anxiety on the quality of health-related life. The research subjects were surveyed on 435 senior citizens aged 65 or older among the participants in the 2019 Regional Exposition, and analyzed using statistics, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and multiple regression analysis using the SPSS 21.0 program. According to the study, the quality of life related to health affects 53.0% of the convergence factors such as perceived health conditions, health promotion activities, monthly income, and economic conditions. Therefore, various community events or programs that can lead to the reduction of dementia anxiety and the improvement of health promotion activities will have to be developed to motivate or make promotional efforts for senior citizens to participate in community events or programs, which will enable senior citizens to build social networks through the participation of various programs in the community, thereby improving health promotion activities and reducing dementia anxiety, which will improve the quality of life for senior citizens.

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.47-57
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• 2009

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the health promotion behavior, health problem, perceived health status and farmers' syndrome of rural residents. Methods: The subjects of this study were 637 adults of 19 primary health care post extracted from 1.875 primary health care post in Korea by quota sampling method. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation. Results: The average score of health promotion behavior was 2.23. In the sub-scales, the highest degree of performance was 'nutrition', followed by 'spiritual growth' and the lowest degree of performance was 'physical activity'. The most prevalent health problem was ailments in 'musculoskeletal system', followed by 'fatigue', 'eyes and ears', 'cardiovascular system'. The mean score of perceived health status was 8.54. The prevalence of farmers' syndrome was 98.4%. Health promotion behavior showed a significant positive correlation health status and perceived health status showed a significant negative farmers' syndrome. Conclusions: With the above findings, rural residents' physical activity is less than urban residents', and the rural resident's score of perceived health status, musculoskeletal system and fatigue are lower than urban residents'. The farmers' syndrome of the rural people is high. A tailored health promotion program for rural community is needed to develop in the consideration of these findings.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.457-466
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• 2017

The present study is to observe changes of health promoting behaviors of obese women by applying 8 weeks of motion-beat on rhythm exercise program. The effects of the obese women's motion-beat in rhythm exercise were summarized in the following conclusions: For changes in their health promoting behaviors, according to the application of motion-beat to the eight-week rhythm exercise, it was noted that the application of motion-beat was effective in the factor of stress management. Therefore, since the exercise applying motion-beat maximizes fun and interest, it has been developed as a program on sports for all, appropriate and efficient for obese women, and it is expected that positive changes in health promoting behaviors can be suggested as a measure for the facilitation of their continuous participation in the exercise.