Korean J Rehabil Nurs.
2006 Dec;9(2):134-144.
The Relationship of Health Promoting Lifestyle, Health Risk Indicators, Activities of Daily Living, and Depression of the in-House Stroke Patients
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- 1Kunsan College of Nursing, Korea. hkbak@kcn.ac.kr
Abstract
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This study was done to investigate correlations among Health Promoting Lifestyles, Health Risk Indicators, Activities of Daily Living, and Depression of the in-house stroke patients. METHOD: The subjects were 58 in-house stroke patients in a health center and two welfare centers. Data was collected using questionnaires and measuring health risk indicators such as blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, blood sugar, body fat rate. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients. RESULT: The health promoting lifestyle performance showed a significant negative correlation with health risk indicators and depression. There was a significant negative correlation between activities of daily living and depression.
CONCLUSION
Health promoting lifestyle which focus on regular physical check-up, medication, diet management, exercise, smoking cessation, drinking abstinence, and stress management should be developed to improve health risk indicator and depression of the in-house stroke patients.
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