Factors Influencing Productive Activity and Physical and Psychological Ability in Korean Elders

Nam Hyun Cha; Eun Ju Seo

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Cha and Seo: Factors Influencing Productive Activity and Physical and Psychological Ability in Korean Elders

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2010; 21(1): 128-138.

Published online: 4 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.1.128

Factors Influencing Productive Activity and Physical and Psychological Ability in Korean Elders

Nam Hyun Cha¹, Eun Ju Seo²

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Kaya University, Korea.

²Full-time Lecturer, Nursing Department, Daewon College, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Cha, Nam Hyun, Department of Nursing, Kaya University, 60 Samkei-dong, Gimhae 621-748, Korea. Tel: 82-55-330-1141, Fax: 82-55-330-1113, yeoreo@daum.net

Received 8 November 2009 Revised 8 March 2010 Accepted 12 March 2010

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Purpose

This study was to identify the relation between productive activity and physical and psychological ability in elders.

Methods

A total of 294 subjects aged between 60 and 92 were selected through convenient sampling. Data were collected with a self-reported questionnaire from May to June, 2008. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS/PC Win. 15.0.

Results

Of variance in productive activity, 13.3% was explained by house ownership, number of diseases, and successful aging. Of variance in physical and psychological ability, 25.4% was explained by house ownership, perceived health, number of diseases, and successful aging. The correlation coefficient between productive activity and physical and psychological ability was significant (r=.32, p<.001)

Conclusion

Findings of this study may be useful in understanding the health status of community-dwelling elders and developing more specific health promotion programs.

Keywords: Aged, Motor activity, Aptitude

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General and Health-related Characteristics of the Subjects (N=294)

Table 2

Difference in Productive Activity according to General and Health-related Characteristics (N=294)

Tukey's test.

Table 3

Difference in Physical and Psychological Ability according to General and Health-related Characteristics (N=294)

^*p<.05; ^†p<.01; ^‡p<.001; Tukey' test.

Table 4

Affected Factors on Productive Activity by Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis (N=294)

^*p<.05, ^**p<.01, ^***p<.001.

Table 5

Affected Factors on Physical and Psychological Ability by Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis (N=294)

^*p<.05, ^**p<.01, ^***p<.001.

Table 6

Correlation between Productive Activity and Physical and Psychological Ability (N=294)

^**p<.001.

Notes

This study was funded by the Kaya University.

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