Lifestyle for Health Promoting of Depressed people in Thung Hua Chang District, Lamphun Province

Abstract

Depression may become a serious health condition worldwide in 2020. The purposes of the study objectives were to survey a promoting health behavior and to study association of personnel characteristics with the promoting health behavior of depressed people in Thung Hua Chang District, Lamphun Province. The study design was analytical cross-sectional study. The sample sizes were 444 depressed people. The result found that the depressed peoples were female 76.4%. In overall of promoting health behavior was on a moderate level. However, when considering in each item of promoting health behavioral found that the interaction among individuals, the responsibility for their own health, and nutrition were on high level. Spiritual development and the stress management were on the moderate level. The promoting health behavior for physical activity was on low level. Characteristic factors which associated with the overall promoting health were age, education level, occupation, monthly income and family (p<0.05). Depressed people whose take and without taking anti-depression drugs were not statistically significant (p>0.05). The public health personnel role on depressed people should be focused on promoting health for physical activity. And the depressed people who had low scores of promoting health behavior assessment need the guideline for surveillance, monitoring and continuity of care.