{"title":"The effects of health empowerment and social support on health promotion behavior in older adults: A cross-sectional study","authors":"K. Lee, S. Lim","doi":"10.17079/jkgn.2022.24.4.433","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to identify the health empowerment, social support, and health-promotion behavior of older adults. Furthermore, the factors influencing health-promotion behavior were identified. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using self-report questionnaires. Questionnaires were disseminated offline and online to a total of 152 older adults from April 26, 2021 to July 15, 2021. Data were analyzed using the t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression. Results: Statistically, health empowerment, social support, and subjective economic status reportedly affected health-promotion behavior, and the total explanation power was 44%. Conclusion: In conclusion, strategies for strengthening health empowerment and social support are needed to increase health-promotion behavior among older adults.","PeriodicalId":52377,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.17079/jkgn.2022.24.4.433","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Purpose: This study aimed to identify the health empowerment, social support, and health-promotion behavior of older adults. Furthermore, the factors influencing health-promotion behavior were identified. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using self-report questionnaires. Questionnaires were disseminated offline and online to a total of 152 older adults from April 26, 2021 to July 15, 2021. Data were analyzed using the t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression. Results: Statistically, health empowerment, social support, and subjective economic status reportedly affected health-promotion behavior, and the total explanation power was 44%. Conclusion: In conclusion, strategies for strengthening health empowerment and social support are needed to increase health-promotion behavior among older adults.