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Gu, Eun, Kim, Ahn, Kwon, Oh, Kang, Jung, Choi, Sung, and Kang: Effects of an Elder Health Promotion Program using the Strategy of Elder Health Leader Training in Senior Citizen Halls
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2012; 42(1): 125-135.

Published online: 29 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.1.125

Effects of an Elder Health Promotion Program using the Strategy of Elder Health Leader Training in Senior Citizen Halls

Mee Ock Gu1, Young Eun1, Eun Sim Kim1, Hwang Ran Ahn1, In Soo Kwon1, Hyun Sook Oh1, Young-Sil Kang1, Myun Sook Jung1, So Young Choi2, Kyung Mi Sung3, Hye Yeon Kang4

1Professor, College of Nursing, Gerontological Health Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, JinJu, Korea.

2Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Gerontological Health Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, JinJu, Korea.

3Assitant Professor, College of Nursing, Gerontological Health Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, JinJu, Korea.

4Doctoral student, College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, JinJu, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Eun, Young. College of Nursing, Gerontological Health Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, 92 Chilam-dong, JinJu 660-751, Korea. Tel: +82-55-772-8233, Fax: +82-55-772-8209, yyoeun@gnu.ac.kr

Received 14 March 2011       Accepted 5 February 2012

© 2012 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Purpose

This study was conducted to develop and test the effects of an elder health promotion program and apply strategies for elder health leader training sessions with elders at senior citizen halls.

Methods

A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 49 elders at a senior citizen hall (intervention: 27, control: 22). The elder health promotion program consisted of health education and exercise. A professional leader led the program for 4 weeks, and then an elder health leader and research assistant led for 8 weeks (total 12 weeks). Scales for elder health promoting behaviors, perceived health status, life satisfaction and senior citizen hall capability were used and physical fitness levels were measured. Data were collected between April 21 and July 28, 2010 and analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, t-test, and repeated measure ANOVA with SPSS/WIN 12.0.

Results

Health promoting behaviors, physical fitness, perceived health status, and senior citizen hall capacity were significantly better in the experimental group after the intervention compared to the control group.

Conclusion

Study findings indicate that elder health promotion programs applying strategies of elder health leader training are effective and can be recommended as nursing interventions for health promotion of these elders.

Keywords: Aged, Health promotion, Capacity building

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Elder Health Promotion Program and Elder Health Leader Training
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Table 2
Homogeneity Test of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Groups (N=49)
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†Fisher's exact test.

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 3
Homogeneity Test of Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control Groups (N=49)
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4
Effects of Program on Health Promoting Behaviors, Perceived Health Status, Life Satisfaction, Senior Citizen Hall Capacity (N=49)
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 5
Effects of Program on Physical Fitness (N=49)
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

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