Journal of Environmental Health Sciences (한국환경보건학회지)

Korean Society of Environmental Health (한국환경보건학회)
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The Relationship between Subjective Health Knowledge and Environmental Exposure Reduction Behavior among the Elderly in Gongju City

공주시 노인의 주관적 건강 지식과 환경 노출 저감 행동의 관련성

  • Seo, Myung-Soon (Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Hee (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Choi, Jae-Wook (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
  • 서명순 (고려대학교 의과대학 보건학협동과정) ;
  • 김경희 (고려대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 최재욱 (고려대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2020.09.18
  • Accepted : 2020.11.17
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: In this study, the extent of environmental exposure reduction behavior among the elderly living in Gongju City was identified according to demographic and sociological characteristics of individual health behavior and environmental factors. In addition, the relationship between subjective health knowledge and environmental exposure reduction behavior among the elderly was investigated. Methods: Demographic and sociological factors, subjective health status, environmental factors, and environmental exposure reduction behavior were investigated among 120 elderly people in Gongju City. Through multiple regression analysis, variables with significant relationships with environmental exposure reduction behavior were identified (SPSS ver. 22, IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). The survey (IRB-2018-0096) was conducted over about two weeks (from Dec. 3 to 14, 2018). Results: The extent of practicing environmental exposure reduction behavior by the elderly in Gongju City was high in terms of cleaning, ventilation when cooking food, periodic outdoor activities, and ventilation when smoking. Significant variables were gender, past smoking and current non-smoking, subjective health knowledge, and subjective health status. The most influential variable was subjective health knowledge (β= .411). Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between the level of subjective health knowledge and the level of objective education for health behavior related to the reduction of environmental exposure among the elderly.

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