Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Effects of Health Education Programs for the Elders in Community Care Centers – Evaluated by Health Promotion Behaviors |
| Authors: |
Kuo-Song Chang, Wen-Hsiang Tsai, Cheng-Ho Tsai, Hung-I. Yeh, Po-Hao Chiu, Ya-Wen Chang, Hsin-Yung Chen, Jung-Mei Tsai, Shu-Chen Lee |
| Source: |
International Journal of Gerontology, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 109-113 (2017) |
| Publisher Information: |
Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM), 2017. |
| Publication Year: |
2017 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Geriatrics |
| Subject Terms: |
community care center, health promotion and education, elders, middle age adults, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6 |
| More Details: |
Background: Taiwan is an aging society by the definition of the World Health Organization. The trend of elder population is one of the fastest worldwide. The Taiwan Foundation for Geriatric Emergency and Critical Care dedicates to disseminate health promotion behaviors for community elders and middle age adults. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects and satisfaction of the health education programs on health promotion behaviors. Methods: A one-group pretest-posttest study was conducted using purposively sampling of participants of the health education programs at five community care centers in the great Taipei metropolitan area. A structure questionnaire was developed to collect data. SPSS 20.0 was used in statistical analysis. Results: Above 40% of 136 participants were either overweight or obesity. Comparing pretest and posttest scores, the changes in mentality, perceived health, physical exercise, and blood pressure measurement were significant (p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1873-9598 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959817301321; https://doaj.org/toc/1873-9598 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ijge.2017.03.009 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/e8c458f3aed84195be7992ee2e344885 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.8c458f3aed84195be7992ee2e344885 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
