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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 19, 期 17, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191711085
关键词
elderly; healthy lifestyle; healthy behaviors; health promotion programs; compliance
This study developed an individually tailored online/telephone program to increase healthy lifestyle behaviors among community-dwelling elderly people. Significant associations were found between health promotion activities and health status and physical functional level. Most participants engaged in the recommendations, but barriers affected compliance.
A healthy lifestyle among the elderly is associated with improved health. However, many older adults are not engaging in such behavior. The purpose of the study was to develop an individually tailored online/telephone program to increase healthy lifestyle behaviors among community-dwelling elderly people. The program includes individually tailored healthy lifestyle recommendations based on participants' functional level. Community-dwelling elderly people aged 60+ years (n = 77; mean age: 72.98 +/- 6.49) participated in the study. Significant associations were observed between health promotion activities and health status (r = 0.23, p = 0.04) and physical functional level (r = 0.44, p < 0.001). Twenty-seven percent of participants claimed that they learned a lot of new things about themselves, and 31% claimed that the recommendations received were new to them. Most participants engaged in the recommendations at least 1-2 times a week. Regression analyses showed that barriers significantly predicted reduced compliance with the health-related recommendations received (adjusted R-2 = 0.18). The main barrier for compliance was inaccessible information about services (32.46% of the participants). The most prevalent facilitator for compliance with the recommendation was health behavior motivation (59.74% of the participants). In conclusion, this study provided evidence on the effectiveness of a multicomponent tailored intervention program among the elderly in increasing health-related knowledge and behavior about the recommendations.
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