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- Comparative Study on Health Promoting Behavior in Working and Non-working Mothers with Infants and Toddlers
- Hee Chong Baek
- J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2014;25(4):282-290. Published online December 31, 2014
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.4.282
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to compare health promoting behavior between working and non-working mothers with infants and toddlers, and to investigate factors affecting the mothers'health promoting behavior.
METHODS
This descriptive study was conducted through conveniently sampled 403 women who visited the child health clinics at two public health centers. The questionnaire included the Health Promoting Life Style Profile (HPLP) and a visual analogue scale for subjective health status. ANCOVA, one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, and stepwise multiple regression were conducted using SPSS ver. 21.
RESULTS
Working mothers' average HPLP score (2.30+/-0.37) was higher than non-working mother's (2.15+/-0.37). The score of the physical activity subscale was lowest among the subscales and there was a difference between the two groups. Subjective mental health status was the only predictor of working mothers'health promoting behavior, and it explained 23.2% of variance in health promoting behavior. Subjective mental health status, education, and age were the predictors of non-working mothers' health promoting behavior and they explained 27.2% of variance in health promoting behavior.
CONCLUSION
According to the findings, both working and non-working mothers' health promoting behaviors were low. To promote mothers' health, it is necessary to develop diverse community health promotion programs to support mothers. -
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- The Effects of the Infant Health Promotion Program for Mothers with Their Firstborn Infants
Chae-Min Yoon, Mi-Ae You
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2023; 53(6): 666. CrossRef - Mediating and Moderating Effects of Family Cohesion between Positive Psychological Capital and Health Behavior among Early Childhood Parents in Dual Working Families: A Focus on the COVID-19 Pandemic
In Young Cho, Sun-Hee Moon, Ji Yeong Yun
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(9): 4781. CrossRef - Factors Affecting Unmet Healthcare Needs of Working Married Immigrant Women in South Korea
Jinseon Yi, Insook Lee
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2018; 29(1): 41. CrossRef - Effects of Korean Medicine Health Promotion program for Children-Focus on Education and Prevention Programs-
Angela Dongmin Sung, Hyun-Kyung Sung, Haemo Park, Sundong Lee
Journal of Korean Medicine.2017; 38(4): 90. CrossRef
- The Effects of the Infant Health Promotion Program for Mothers with Their Firstborn Infants
- The Effects of a Smoking Prevention Program on Knowledge and Attitude toward Smoking and Smoking Coping Behavior among Preschool Children
- Kyung Shin Paek, So Young Min, Young Sook Kwon
- J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2008;19(3):358-367. Published online September 30, 2008
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This study was to evaluate the effects of a smoking prevention program among preschool children.
METHOD
This study used a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 141 preschool children aged 6 or 7 at two childcare centers in Jecheon City, who were divided into an experimental group (n=66) and a control group (n=75). The smoking prevention program was applied through 9 sessions and 30 minutes per session. Surveys were conducted before and after the smoking prevention program to examine the preschoolers' knowledge and attitude toward smoking and smoking coping behavior.
RESULTS
There were significant differences between the experimental group and the control group in smoking knowledge (t=-2.02, p=.044) and smoking coping behavior (t=-2.01, p=.047), but smoking attitude (t=-1.20, p=.230) was not statistically significantly different between the two groups.
CONCLUSION
As a result, further research is needed into the long term effects of a smoking prevention program on the future behavior of preschoolers so that the health benefits of early prevention can be quantified. It is necessary for parents to participate actively in influencing preschoolers' attitudes and behaviors with regard to the avoidance of smoking.
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