Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Consumption for Health of Elderly in the Elderly Club, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima Province :

Abstract

ABSTRACT

          This research aimed to study the prevalence of dietary supplement consumption for health of the elderly and the predisposing factors, enabling factors and reinforcing factors correlated with the dietary supplement consumption for health of elderly in the elderly club, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima. Two hundred and sixty-two samples were selected by systematic sampling method. Data were collected using the predesignated questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the frequencies, percentage, mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum. The multiple logistic regressions were used to analyze the relationship between factors.

         The result revealed that 76.72% of participants were female, 52.39% aged 70 -79 years, 41.61% earned >1,000 baht/month, 76.34% had diseases, 53.44% had consumed dietary supplement and 69.47% consumed dietary supplement less than 2 times a week. The factors significantly correlated with their dietary supplement consumption were age, income, occupation, and diseases. The predisposing factors, most participants had the knowledge in moderate levels. Their perception of benefit, risk and severity were in moderate levels. But the perception of barriers was in a high level. Their moderate level of knowledge, high level of the benefit perception, moderate and high level of risk perceptions were significantly correlated with dietary supplement consumption (p < 0.001). The enabling factor; the nearby sale for dietary supplements or convenient buying and the reinforcing factors; received information about dietary supplement and suggestion and persuasion from health personnel, family member, relatives or friends were significantly correlated with dietary supplement consumption (p < 0.001).

         Key words : Elderly, Dietary Supplement