Table 1General Characteristics of Subjects (N=100)
Characteristics |
Categories |
n (%) |
Gender |
Male |
7 (7.0) |
Female |
93 (93.0) |
Age (year) M±SD=78.4±5.56 |
65~69 |
8 (8.0) |
70~74 |
17 (17.0) |
75~79 |
26 (26.0) |
80~84 |
36 (36.0) |
≥85 |
13 (13.0) |
Spouse |
Yes |
22 (22.0) |
No |
78 (78.0) |
Education |
Illiteracy |
27 (27.0) |
Literacy |
30 (30.0) |
Elementary school |
30 (30.0) |
≥Middle school |
13 (13.0) |
Number of children |
1~2 |
15 (15.0) |
3~4 |
44 (44.0) |
≥5 |
39 (39.0) |
None |
2 (2.0) |
Religion |
Yes |
91 (91.0) |
No |
9 (9.0) |
Job |
Yes |
5 (5.0) |
No |
95 (95.0) |
Economic state |
Low |
16 (16.0) |
Middle |
76 (76.0) |
High |
8 (8.0) |
Number of medications |
0 |
21 (21.0) |
1~3 |
46 (46.0) |
4~7 |
22 (22.0) |
≥8 |
11 (11.0) |
Using periods per senior centers (year) M±SD=77.8±55.54 (month) |
<2 |
18 (18.0) |
2~<5 |
30 (30.0) |
5~<10 |
42 (42.0) |
≥10 |
10 (10.0) |
Family history of illnesses |
Yes |
22 (22.0) |
No |
78 (78.0) |
Who asks to join in exercising of senior center to you? |
Health specialist |
51 (51.0) |
Family/principal |
10 (10.0) |
Friend/neighborhood |
39 (39.0) |
Table 2The Degree of Research Variables in Subjects (N=100)
Variables |
M±SD |
Possible range |
Exercise compliance |
3.9±0.68 |
1~5 |
Perceived health state |
3.2±0.74 |
1~5 |
Health belief |
Benefit |
3.9±0.47 |
1~5 |
Barrier |
1.9±0.66 |
1~5 |
Severity |
3.3±0.77 |
1~5 |
Sensitivity |
2.4±0.99 |
1~5 |
ESE |
3.7±0.79 |
1~5 |
Table 3The Differences of the Exercise Compliance according to General Characteristics of Subjects
Characteristics |
Categories |
n |
Exercise compliance |
M±SD |
t or F (p) |
Gender |
Male |
7 |
3.8±0.42 |
-0.17 (.862) |
Female |
93 |
3.9±0.70 |
Age (year) M±SD=78.4±5.56 |
65~69 |
8 |
3.6±0.54 |
0.91 (.457) |
70~74 |
17 |
3.8±0.66 |
75~79 |
26 |
3.8±0.73 |
80~84 |
36 |
3.9±0.64 |
≥85 |
13 |
4.2±0.76 |
Spouse |
Yes |
22 |
3.7±0.69 |
-1.57 (.118) |
No |
78 |
3.9±0.67 |
Education |
Illiteracy |
27 |
4.0±0.75 |
2.08 (.108) |
Literacy |
30 |
4.0±0.76 |
Elementary school |
30 |
3.6±0.52 |
≥Middle school |
13 |
3.8±0.53 |
Number of children |
1~2 |
15 |
4.1±0.71 |
2.31 (.080) |
3~4 |
44 |
3.7±0.64 |
≥5 |
39 |
4.0±0.66 |
None |
2 |
3.3±0.94 |
Religion |
Yes |
91 |
3.9±0.67 |
2.08 (.040) |
No |
9 |
3.4±0.59 |
Job |
Yes |
5 |
3.9±0.36 |
0.26 (.790) |
No |
95 |
3.8±0.69 |
Economic |
Low |
16 |
4.0±1.08 |
0.44 (.643) |
Middle |
76 |
3.8±0.57 |
High |
8 |
3.8±0.68 |
Number of medications |
0 |
21 |
3.8±0.65 |
0.20 (.895) |
1~3 |
46 |
3.9±0.69 |
4~7 |
22 |
3.9±0.76 |
≥8 |
11 |
3.8±0.58 |
Using periods per senior centers M±SD=77.8±55.54 (month) |
<2 |
18 |
3.9±0.73 |
1.86 (.140) |
2~<5 |
30 |
4.0±0.73 |
5~<10 |
42 |
3.7±0.63 |
≥10 |
10 |
3.9±0.49 |
Family history of illnesses |
Yes |
22 |
4.1±0.60 |
1.99 (.049) |
No |
78 |
3.8±0.69 |
Who asks to join in exercising of senior center to you? |
Health specialista
|
51 |
3.7±0.68 |
5.30 (.007) a<c |
Family/principalb
|
10 |
3.7±0.37 |
Friend/neighborhoodc
|
39 |
4.1±0.67 |
Table 4Correlation between Exercise Compliance and Other Variables in Subjects (N=100)
Variables |
Exercise compliance |
Perceived health state |
Health belief |
Benefit |
Barrier |
Severity |
Sensitivity |
ESE |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
r (p) |
Exercise compliance |
1 |
.26 (.009) |
.45 (.000) |
-.30 (.003) |
.18 (.074) |
-.33 (.001) |
.26 (.009) |
Perceived health state |
.26 (.009) |
1 |
.28 (.005) |
-.01 (.935) |
.12 (.229) |
-.01 (.918) |
.12 (.237) |
Health belief |
Benefit |
.45 (<.001) |
.28 (.005) |
1 |
-.50 (<.001) |
.21 (.037) |
-.35 (<.001) |
.40 (<.001) |
Barrier |
-.30 (.003) |
-.01 (.935) |
-.50 (<.001) |
1 |
.14 (.158) |
.42 (<.001) |
-.22 (.028) |
Severity |
.18 (.074) |
.12 (.229) |
.21 (.037) |
.14 (.158) |
1 |
.17 (.089) |
.16 (.121) |
Sensitivity |
-.33 (.001) |
-.01 (.918) |
-.35 (<.001) |
.42 (<.001) |
.17 (.089) |
1 |
-.41 (<.001) |
ESE |
.26 (.009) |
.12 (.237) |
.40 (<.001) |
-.22 (.028) |
.16 (.121) |
-.41 (<.001) |
1 |
Table 5The Influencing Factors on the Exercise Compliance (N=100)
Variable |
B |
SD |
β |
t |
p
|
Adj. R2
|
(Constant) |
2.22 |
0.60 |
0.40 |
3.71 |
<.001 |
|
Benefit |
0.57 |
0.13 |
-0.23 |
4.28 |
<.001 |
.20 |
Family history of illnesses |
-0.37 |
0.14 |
-0.19 |
-2.62 |
.010 |
.05 |
Sensitivity |
-0.13 |
0.06 |
|
-2.07 |
.041 |
.03 |
|
Adj. R2=.28, F=4.29, p=.041. |