TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of participation in community health promotion programs among older adults in South Korea
AU - Lee, Jakyung
AU - Jang, Soong nang
AU - Kim, Cheong Seok
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Aim: This study aimed to understand the factors related to older adults’ participation in community health promotion programs. Subject and methods: A nationwide survey of 800 community-dwelling Korean older adults aged ≥60 years was conducted in 2017. The survey collected information on socioeconomic status, health conditions, and opinions on health and care services. Using the social ecological model, factors associated with participation in community health promotion programs were analyzed. Results: We found that only 17% of participants participated in community health promotion programs. Individual (age, residential area, fear of falling, regular exercise, and intention to participate), interpersonal (social participation), and environmental factors (awareness of visiting nurse services, and low access to community healthcare services) were associated with participation in community health promotion programs. Conclusion: To increase older adults’ participation in community health promotion programs, a comprehensive approach that considers individual, interpersonal, and environmental factors is necessary. Supportive policies will improve older adults’ positive attitudes and awareness of community health promotion programs. Future research should consider individual, social, and environmental factors related to various types of community health promotion programs to understand differential associations regarding participation in community health promotion programs.
AB - Aim: This study aimed to understand the factors related to older adults’ participation in community health promotion programs. Subject and methods: A nationwide survey of 800 community-dwelling Korean older adults aged ≥60 years was conducted in 2017. The survey collected information on socioeconomic status, health conditions, and opinions on health and care services. Using the social ecological model, factors associated with participation in community health promotion programs were analyzed. Results: We found that only 17% of participants participated in community health promotion programs. Individual (age, residential area, fear of falling, regular exercise, and intention to participate), interpersonal (social participation), and environmental factors (awareness of visiting nurse services, and low access to community healthcare services) were associated with participation in community health promotion programs. Conclusion: To increase older adults’ participation in community health promotion programs, a comprehensive approach that considers individual, interpersonal, and environmental factors is necessary. Supportive policies will improve older adults’ positive attitudes and awareness of community health promotion programs. Future research should consider individual, social, and environmental factors related to various types of community health promotion programs to understand differential associations regarding participation in community health promotion programs.
KW - Active aging
KW - Community health
KW - Health promotion
KW - Older adults
KW - Social ecological model
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U2 - 10.1007/s10389-023-02067-0
DO - 10.1007/s10389-023-02067-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85171534220
SN - 0943-1853
JO - Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften
JF - Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften
ER -
