Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behaviors among the Elderly Under the Universal Coverage Program, Buriram Province, Thailand ppt

... AsiaJournalofPublic Health, JanuaryJune2010 Vol.1No.115 Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behaviors among the Elderly Under the Universal Coverage Program, Buriram Province, Thailand KanitthaChamroonsawasdi*SukanyaPhoolphoklang**SuthamNanthamongkolchai*ChokchaiMunsawaengsub**DepartmentofFamily Health, FacultyofPublic Health, MahidolUniversity,Bangkok ,Thailand **DepartmentofCommunity ... andpain13.Tohelp the elderly inBurirumprovincetomaintain good health status under the universal coverage,  the health promoting behaviors and its influencing factors based on Pender’s health promoting ... whoutilize healthcare services. InABSTRACTObjective:Acrosssectionalsurveyresearchaimedatstudying factors influencing health promoting behaviors (HPB)of the elderly under the universal ...

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... assess the impact of chronic disease and the number of diseases on the vari-ous aspects of health- related quality of life (HRQOL) among the elderly in São Paulo, Brazil.Methods. The SF-36® Health ... the São Paulo State Secretary of Health for financing the fieldwork; to the Secre-tary of Health Surveillance of the Minis-try of Health for financial support in the data analysis through the ... negative feel-ings on the part of elderly patients. The World Health Organization proposal for“active aging” stresses the importance of promoting mental health and strengthen-ing social relationships...

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Health related quality of life among the elderly: a population-based study using SF-36 survey pdf

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... The ageing of the population is rapidly progressing in Thailand. Self-assessed health status can provide a holistic view of the health of the elderly. This study aims to identify the determinants ... people living in Thailand. Therefore, health- related programs should focus on all the factors identified in this paper to improve the overall well-being of the ageing population of Thailand. BackgroundOne ... [26] assessed the health of the Thai population and found that those who lived in the northern region, outside a municipality, had incomes in the poorest quintile, were included in the Universal...

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