The Comparison with Health Promoting Life Styles of People between Demonstrating and Non-Demonstrating Health Promotion Services in Rural Community.
- Author:
Young Sook LEE
1
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Chonnam Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. yslee@jnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Health promotion;
Rural;
Life style;
Comparison study
- MeSH:
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System;
Drinking;
Health Promotion;
Korea;
Life Style;
Local Government;
Rural Population;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
2009;34(1):124-134
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was to compare with health promoting Life styles of people between demonstrating and non-demonstrating health promotion services in rural community. METHODS: Objects of the study were 13,000 people by stratified sampling in rural community of H and J Gun in Korea. Data were collected from 1st December to 30th, 2005, using structured questionnaire. Research tool of this study were modified Korea BRFSS, Park's stress questionnaire and Nutritional evaluation tool suggested by ministry of health & welfare in Korea. RESULTS: People received demonstrating health promotion services were significantly more good health promoting life styles in related drinking, exercise and stress than that of non-demonstrating health promotion services. CONCLUSIONS: There were significantly higher health promoting Life styles of people received demonstrating health promotion services than that of non-demonstrating. Government supporting health promotion services was more effective than that of local government finance.
