Barriers to the Healthy Lifestyle Practices of 30-50s Living in the Community: Applying Focus Group Interview
10.15384/kjhp.2022.22.3.131
- Author:
Min Hye KIM
1
;
Jin Ho CHUN
;
Yun Mi LEE
;
Roma SEOL
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Inje University, Busan, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Korean Journal of Health Promotion
2022;22(3):131-142
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Background:Prevention of chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes is important, but few studies have identified barriers to healthy lifestyle practices among adults in their 30-50s. Therefore, this study is intended to be used as basic data for establishing a prevention and control strategy for chronic diseases.
Methods:This study is a qualitative content analysis study using the focus group interview methodology. According to the inductive content analysis method, data were analyzed through the steps of ‘making sense of the data and whole’, ‘open coding’, ‘grouping’, ‘categorization’, and ‘abstraction’.
Results:The categories of barriers to healthy lifestyle practice were derived as follows. ‘Low interest in health care’ in the intrapersonal domain, ‘absence of an assistant’ in the interpersonal domain, ‘organizational environment in which it is difficult to a healthy lifestyle practice’ in the organizational domain, ‘lack of infrastructure’ and ‘restrictions on use of public health centers’ in the community domain.
Conclusions:For the prevention and management of chronic diseases, adults in their 30-50s should be encouraged to take an interest in healthy lifestyle practices and increase their will. For healthy lifestyle practice, it is necessary to allow family members and friends to participate as helpers. In addition, at work, employers should pay attention to workers' health management, adjust working hours, and reduce the burden of company dinner to create an organizational environment for healthy lifestyle practice. Lastly, infrastructure such as public sports facilities should be additionally expanded, and the contents of public health centers' programs should be promoted.
