A Study on the Health Behaviors, Physical Function, and Life Satisfaction for Elderly Women

Park, Hye Sook; Lee, Keum Jae

doi:2007.13.2.115

Korean J Women Health Nurs > Volume 13(2); 2007 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2007;13(2):115-122.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2007.13.2.115

A Study on the Health Behaviors, Physical Function, and Life Satisfaction for Elderly Women

Hye Sook Park, Keum Jae Lee

¹Catholic Sangji College, Korea. nurpark@hanmail.net
²Kyungwon University, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to identify health behaviors, physical function, and life satisfaction in elderly women. Also, the study was done to identify the relationship among the variables of health behaviors, physical function, and life satisfaction in elderly women. METHOD: The subjects of this study were 205 elderly women. Data were collected through personal interviews using questionnaires from March to October 2005. Data were analyzed with the SPSS program. Result: There was a significant difference in health behaviors related to spouse, life satisfaction and education, social security and monthly income. There were significant relationships among health behaviors, physical function, and life satisfaction for elderly women.
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study give useful information for constructing a health-welfare program for elderly women.

Key Words: Health Behavior; Satisfaction; Aged; Women