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Effects of Peer Mentoring Program on the Health Conservation in Elderly Women with Osteoarthritis
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Ji Ran Nam, Ki Wol Sung
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J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2017;28(3):227-239. Published online September 30, 2017
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.3.227
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of peer mentoring program on physical activity, knee joint function, self-care agency and social support, which are health conservation elements in elderly women with osteoarthritis.
METHODS
This study used a quasi-experimental research design. It is a pretest-and-post 1, post 2 test design of a non-equivalent control group. The subjects were elderly women aged over 65 who were diagnosed with osteoarthritis. A total of 60 patients (experimental group 30, control group 30) who registered with the Senior Welfare Center in City G and in Region D participated in this study. The data were collected from June 29th to September 4th, 2015. The collected data were analyzed with χ² test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test and repeated measurement ANOVA.
RESULTS
The experimental group showed a greater increase in physical activity, knee joint function, self-care agency and social support than the control group.
CONCLUSION
The results indicated that the peer mentoring program is effective in increasing physical activity, knee joint function, self-care agency and social support of elderly women with osteoarthritis.
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Factors Affecting Highly Educated Elders' Diabetic Health Leader Attitude
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Ki Wol Sung, Ji Ran Nam, Mi Jin Yu
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J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2014;25(2):119-127. Published online June 30, 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.2.119
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This study was done to identify the relationships among diabetic health leader attitude, diabetic knowledge, and health conservation in highly educated elders.
METHODS
The participants were 119 elders aged 65 or more who were attending the senior welfare centers in D and K City and had at least a high school degree. Data were collected from June 10 to July 7 in 2013. Data analysis included one-way ANOVA, independent t-test, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple regression, done with the SPSS/WIN 19.0 program.
RESULTS
A positive correlation was found among diabetic health leader attitude, diabetic knowledge, and health conservation. Health conservation explained 26% (beta=.31) and diabetic knowledge explained 2% (beta=.18) of the variance in diabetic health leader attitude.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that to increase diabetic health leader attitude among highly educated elders, health leader programs are needed for increasing their diabetic knowledge and health conservation.
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