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Influence of Frailty, Nutritional Status, Positive Thinking and Family Function on Health Conservation of the Elderly at Home

Hae Kyung Chang
Korean J Adult Nurs 2015;27(1):52-62. Published online: February 28, 2015
Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, Seosan, Korea. hkchang@hanseo.ac.kr
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Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between frailty, nutritional status, positive thinking, family function, and health conservation and to identify the factors influencing health conservation of the elderly at home.
METHODS
The research design was a descriptive survey using a convenience sampling. Data were collected from 142 elders using self-reported questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program for descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression.
RESULTS
The average health conservation score was 98.85. There were significant correlations between frailty, nutritional status, positive thinking, family function and health conservation. As a result of the multiple linear regression analysis, positive thinking, perceived health status, spouse and frailty accounted for 69% of the variance in health conservation of the elderly at home.
CONCLUSION
These influencing factors on health conservation can be taken into account in the development of nursing intervention programs for improving health conservation of the elderly at home.


Korean J Adult Nurs. 2015 Feb;27(1):52-62. Korean.
Published online Feb 28, 2015.
https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2015.27.1.52
© 2015 Korean Society of Adult Nursing
Original Article

Influence of Frailty, Nutritional Status, Positive Thinking and Family Function on Health Conservation of the Elderly at Home

Hae Kyung Chang
    • Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, Seosan, Korea.
  • Corresponding author: Chang, Hae Kyung. Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, 46 Hanseo 1-ro, Seosan 356-706, Korea. Tel: +82-41-660-1070, Fax: +82-41-660-1087, Email: hkchang@hanseo.ac.kr
Received November 09, 2014; Revised February 05, 2015; Accepted February 07, 2015.

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between frailty, nutritional status, positive thinking, family function, and health conservation and to identify the factors influencing health conservation of the elderly at home.

Methods

The research design was a descriptive survey using a convenience sampling. Data were collected from 142 elders using self-reported questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program for descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression.

Results

The average health conservation score was 98.85. There were significant correlations between frailty, nutritional status, positive thinking, family function and health conservation. As a result of the multiple linear regression analysis, positive thinking, perceived health status, spouse and frailty accounted for 69% of the variance in health conservation of the elderly at home.

Conclusion

These influencing factors on health conservation can be taken into account in the development of nursing intervention programs for improving health conservation of the elderly at home.

Keywords
Health; Frail; Nutritional status; Thinking; Family

Tables

Table 1
General Characteristics of the Subjects and Differences in Health Conservation according to General Characteristics (N=142)

Table 2
Degree of Health Conservation and Research Variables

Table 3
Correlations Coefficient among the Research Variables

Table 4
Influencing Factors on the Subject's Health Conservation

Notes

This work was supported by Hanseo University Research Fund, 2013.

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