Health Behaviors of Elderly in Elderly Club of Phichit Municipality

Authors

  • ๋Jarupa Kongros
  • Sasalak Boonset

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.

Published

2020-05-29

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