ارزیابی سبک زندگی سالمندان استان اصفهان

نوع مقاله : مقاله های پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 متخصص پزشکی اجتماعی، مرکز بهداشت استان اصفهان، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران

2 کارشناس، برنامه‌ی سلامت سالمندان، مرکز بهداشت استان اصفهان، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران

3 پزشک، گروه سلامت جمعیت، خانواده و مدارس، مرکز بهداشت استان اصفهان، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران

4 دانشجوی پزشکی، کمیته‌ی تحققیقات دانشجویی، دانشکده‌ی پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران

چکیده

مقدمه: پیشرفت‌های پزشکی و بهداشتی باعث افزایش نسبی طول عمر انسان‌ها شده و بر جمعیت سالمندان افزوده است. بیماری‌های شایع دوران سالمندی، با رعایت سبک زندگی سالم قابل پیشگیری می‌باشند. بنابراین ارزیابی سبک زندگی سالمندان جهت آموزش صحیح آن‌ها به منظور پیشگیری از بیماری‌ها و بهبود کیفیت زندگی و وضعیت سلامتی‌شان از اهمیت زیادی برخوردار است. به همین دلیل بر آن شدیم که وضعیت سبک زندگی سالمندان استان اصفهان را مورد بررسی قرار دهیم.روش‌ها: این مطالعه، یک مطالعه‌ی توصیفی از نوع مقطعی بود که در سال‌های 89-1388 بر روی سالمندان استان اصفهان انجام گرفت. روش نمونه‌گیری طبقه‌بندی خوشه‌ای چند مرحله‌ای تصادفی بود که 1124 سالمند به نسبت جمعیت شهری و روستایی هر شهرستان تسهیم به نسبت شدند. اطلاعات بر اساس پرسشنامه‌ی سنجش سبک زندگی سالم در سالمندان ایرانی جمع‌آوری گردید. اطلاعات توسط نرم‌افزار SPSS نسخه‌ی 15 و به کمک روش‌های آمار توصیفی، Student-t و ANOVA مورد تجزیه و تحلیل قرار گرفت.یافته‌ها: میانگین کلی نمره‌ی سبک زندگی 8/12 ± 95/148، و در مردان و زنان به ترتیب برابر 62/13 ± 87/149 و 94/11 ± 148 بود (02/0 > P). 768 نفر (3/68 درصد) سبک زندگی متوسط و 356 نفر (7/31 درصد)، سبک زندگی مطلوب داشتند.نتیجه‌گیری: سالمندان استان اصفهان از نظر سبک زندگی در وضعیت به نسبت متوسطی قرار دارند و لازم است آموزش شیوه‌‌های زندگی سالم به آنان با جدیت بیشتری پیگیری شود.

کلیدواژه‌ها


عنوان مقاله [English]

Assessment of Healthy Lifestyle among Elderly in Isfahan, Iran

نویسندگان [English]

  • Anahita Babak 1
  • Soheila Davari 2
  • Pejman Aghdak 3
  • Omid Pirhaji 4
1 Community Medicine Specialist, Isfahan Provincial Health Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Isfahan Provincial Health Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Isfahan Provincial Health Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
چکیده [English]

Background: Medical and health advances have led to relative increases in human longevity and the elderly population. Common diseases in the elderly can be prevented by healthy lifestyle. Identifying the current status of seniors is necessary to design educational intervention programs to improve their health and quality of life. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the lifestyle of the elderly in Isfahan, Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in Isfahan in 2010-2011. Using stratified multistage random cluster sampling, 1124 seniors were selected. Data was collected based on elderly healthy lifestyle questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS15 using descriptive statistics, t-test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA).Findings: Mean of total lifestyle score was 148.95 ± 12.8. Men and women scored 149.87 ± 13.62 and 148 ± 11.94, respectively (P = 0.02). Conclusion: The status of healthy lifestyle among the elderly in the province of Isfahan is relatively moderate. However, more studies are needed for further information.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Healthy lifestyle
  • Old age
  • Isfahan
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