Factors Influencing Successful Aging in Elders.
- Author:
Su Jeong HAN
1
;
Jin Sook HAN
;
Young Sook MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Konyang University, Korea. sjhan@konyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Elder;
Successful aging;
Self-esteem;
Depression;
Productive activity
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living;
Aged;
Aging;
Anonyms and Pseudonyms;
Confidentiality;
Depression;
Humans;
Korea
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2009;21(4):423-434
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate successful aging (SA) in elderly individuals and to determine the factors that influence SA. METHODS: The subjects included 207 elderly individuals from D city, Korea. The data were obtained between July 1 and August 30, 2008. The participants were assured of anonymity and confidentiality. For the evaluation, Kim & Shin's SA scale, Lawton's instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scale, Jon's self-esteem scale, Kee's geriatric depression scale short form-Korean (GDSSF-K), and Hong's productive activities scale were used. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson correlation coefficients; multiple regression analysis was performed using the SPSS/WIN 10.0 program. RESULTS: The maximum score for SA was 34, and the mean score was 22.62. It was found that SA was significantly correlated to IADL, self-esteem, depression, and productive activity. Depression was the most powerful predictor of SA and it accounted for 40.6% of the total variance in SA. Self-esteem, productive activity, living situation, economic status, and age together accounted for 62.1% of the total variation in SA. CONCLUSION: Depression, self-esteem, and productive activity were identified as variables that influence SA. On the basis of these results, we conclude that nurses should assist elderly individuals in order to facilitate SA. Moreover, individualized nursing management strategies must be developed in order to facilitate SA.
