Korean J Health Promot.  2019 Mar;19(1):39-48. 10.15384/kjhp.2019.19.1.39.

The Level of Successful Aging and Influencing Factors of the Community Elderly

• Cha KS
• Lee HS
• Kim C
• Kim EM

• KMID: 2442657
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2019.19.1.39

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to understand the level of successful aging and to analyze the factors that affect successful aging.
METHODS
This study was a descriptive study. The data collection of this study using questionnaires was from October 1, 2017 to December 30, 2017, and the 169 elderly people living in Chungcheongnam-do were surveyed.
RESULTS
The mean level of successful aging of the subjects was 3.57 (±0.58), which was higher than the median, it was significantly different among the presence of religion, participation in senior facility, regular exercise, pain, and subjective health status. Regression analysis showed that the factors that have the greatest influence on the successful aging of the subjects were the participation in senior facility (β=0.24, P<0.001), self-esteem support (β=0.20, P=0.024), emotional support (β=0.19, P=0.048), regular exercise (β=0.19, P=0.002), and pain (β=−0.14. P=0.029). The explanatory power of these variables on successful aging was 53% (F=20.37, P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
This study showed that emotional support and support for self-esteem were important in successful aging, and that pain, which was not considered in previous studies, was an important factor.

Keyword

Aged; Pain; Social support; Aging

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Aging*
Chungcheongnam-do
Data Collection
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Humans

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