FACTORS INFLUENCING CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION BEHAVIOR AMONG ELDERLY LIVING IN THE RURAL AREA, NAKHONSAWAN

Abstract

This descriptive research aims to study factors Influencing cardiovascular prevention behavior among elderly living in the rural area, Nakhonsawan. The study was conducted on sampling group of 240 people. Tool was a questionnaire, which was proved reliability at ≤0.7. The statistics used for analysis were percentage, average, standard deviation, Chi–square, Pearson’s product moment and multiple regression. The result shows that 1. Preventive behaviors for cardiovascular disease is in good level, 74.2 %, stress and perceived health status were at the moderate level 55.8 % and 62.1 % respectively. 2. Gender, age, salary, education and chronic disease have direct related with preventive behaviors for cardiovascular disease with statistical significance at the .01 level. 3. Stress and perceived health status correlated with preventive behaviors for cardiovascular disease of the sample statistically significant (r =-.142*, .712** respectively). 4. The Factors that are crucial for predicting preventive behaviors for cardiovascular disease are sex, age, marital status, income , education and perceived health status for 63.7 %. The perceived health status had the highest influence on preventive behaviors for cardiovascular disease of the elderly          (β = .538), followed by age (β = .235), gender (β = .129), marital status                  (β = .113), education (β = -.095), and saraly (β = -.105), respectively. In order to promoted preventive behaviors for cardiovascular disease of the elderly, we should focus the direct influencing factors involved to development health activity.