Effectiveness of implementing operative-training health promotion mode among the independent elderly in elderly care institutes / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the establishment of health promotion mode to the independent elderly group at elderly care institutes.Methods To establish operational-training community health promotion mode based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Pender's health promotion theory,the mode was implemented among 86 healthy elderly people,and the effectiveness of mode implementation was evaluated.Results Scores of quality of life and health promotion lifestyle after applying health promotion mode showed statistical differences compared to scores before the implementation,and there was improvement of scores of interpersonal relationship,health responsibility and self-realization after applying health promotion mode.Conclusions Operational-training health promotion mode could help in enhancing health status as well as health promotion behavior of the independent elderly group in elderly care institutes,and promote the utility to community health resources,it is worth to promoting the mode in community health promotion among the elderly people in health care institutes.