Barriers to health promotion in community dwelling elders.
As the number of elders who live in the community increases, promoting their health and independence is a priority of nursing care. As suggested in the Health Promotion Model, barriers can impede the practice of health promotionn. In this descriptive correlational study, community-dwelling elders 65 and older were recruited (N=141) to examine the relationship between attentional demands as measured by the Attentional Demands Survey and health promotion. The results indicate that attentional demands may act as barriers, reducing elders' ability to engage in health promotion. Community health nurses can focus care toward reducing attentional demands and improving health promotion.
Bronson School of Nursing, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008, USA. mary.stark@wmich.edu
Mary Ann
MA
Stark
Carla
C
Chase
Alice
A
DeYoung
D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001288:Attention; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012647:Self-Assessment; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires