Health Behaviors of Elderly in Elderly Club of Phichit Municipality
Abstract
The main objective of this survery research was to study the health behaviors of elderly in elderly club of Phichit municipality. A sample of 318 persons who live in municipal city Phichit on November-December 2007. The knowledge and health behavior questionnaires of Health Education Division were used for data collection. Frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and Chi-Square test were used for data analysis.
Results revealed that elderly in elderly club of Phichit municipality knowledge level in nutrition, exercise, stress relieve, addictive substance/gamble and health personal were good knowledge level but overall image behavioral level were appropriate behavioral level when, consider lay a side, relaxation tension behavior was good behavioral level, nutrition, exercise, sanitation personal behavior were appropriate behavioral level but addictive substance/gamble behavior was inappropriate suit.
These findings suggest that should develop procedure format develops the knowledge, changing behavior the health correspond, way of life, position arrow of elderly.