Purpose: This study was aimed to compare health promotion behaviors and safety consciousness for elderly women living
alone in rural areas and elderly women in group homes, and then provide information for the development of safety
awareness programs for elderly. Methods: The participants were 120 elderly women living alone in rural areas aged 65
or older and 120 elderly women living in group homes. The data collection was conducted during November 2020, and
the collected data used the SPSS/WIN 25.0 program to verify frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, and
independent t test. Results: There were significant differences of health promotion behaviors between elderly women
living alone and elderly women in group homes (t=15.77, p<.001). In addition, there were significant differences of safety
consciousness between elderly women living alone and elderly women in group homes (t=21.42, p<.001). Conclusion:
Since the safety consciousness and health promotion behaviors of the elderly in group homes are significantly higher
than that of the elderly living alone, various programs should be developed to improve the safety consciousness and health
promotion behaviors in the elderly living alone. Based on local government’ acts, continuous support and attention is
needed that elderly women in group homes can maintain a healthy life.
Key Words: Elderly; Rural; Health promotion; Safety
주요어: 노인, 농촌, 건강증진, 안전
Corresponding author: Ha, Yeongmi
College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, 816-15 beon-gil, Jinju-daero, Jinju 52727, Korea.
Tel: +82-55-772-8253, Fax: +82-55-772-8222, E-mail:
yha@gnu.ac.kr- 이 논문은 제1저자 석민육의 2021년 석사 학위논문의 축약본임.
- This article is a condensed form of the first author's master's thesis at 2021 from Gyeongsang National University.
Received: Mar 29, 2021 / Revised: May 6, 2021 / Accepted: May 25, 2021
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