Study of the Successful Aging of the Elderly Women in Rural Area

Abstract

Objectives: This study is the descriptive survey study to research the factors affecting successful aging of the elderly women in rural areas.Methods: The data was collected by using the tools of successful aging, health promoting behavior, depression based on 280 women aged over 65 in 16 centers for senior citizens located in B-district, J-province from June to July 2016, and 273 copies suitable for the study were analyzed.Results: It was analyzed that the successful aging and health promoting behavior showed the significant positive correlation (r = 0.86, p < 0.01), the successful aging and depression (r = -0.74,p < 0.01), and the health promoting behavior and depression (r = -0.67,p < 0.01) showed the significant negative correlation.The factors affecting the successful aging of the elderly women in rural areas were the health promoting behavior (β = 0.24, p < 0.001) and depression (β = -0.20,p < 0.001), and the explanatory power of model was 82.2% (F = 314.27,p < 0.001).Conclusions: This study suggests a need for promoting the health promoting behavior and the structural movements in the local community to mediate the psychological risk factors as depression for the successful aging of the elderly women living in a rural area.

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