Mi-Jin Kim, Department of Nursing, Shinhan University, Republic of Korea
Young-Soon Choi, Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea
This study attempted to provide basic data on mental health by identifying factors that influence the personal characteristics of the elderly on social participation activities and hopes. The questionnaire was composed of demographic characteristics, social participation activities, and hope. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, using SPSS 21.0 statistical program. As result of this study, difference in social participation activities according to general characteristics showed significant results in education, religion, cohabitation type, standard of living, and health concern. Hope showed significant differences in religion, marriage, cohabitation, monthly income, standard of living, housing, subjective health, and health concern. Decreasing social participation activities and declining hope can cause psychological and psychological health problems for individuals, so continuous research and efforts needed on how to improve social participation activities and hopes of the elderly.
Social Participation Activities, Hope, Elderly
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APA:
Kim, M.-J., & Choi, Y.-S., (2020). The Effect of the Personal Characteristics of the Elderly on Social Participation Activities and Hope. Journal of Nursing Methodology (JNM), ISSN: 2652-6913, NADIA, 1(1), 17-24. doi: 10.33832/jnm.2020.1.1.03.
MLA:
Kim, Mi-Jin, et al. “The Effect of the Personal Characteristics of the Elderly on Social Participation Activities and Hope.” Journal of Nursing Methodology, ISSN: 2652-6913, NADIA, vol. 1, no. 1, 2020, pp. 17-24. JNM, http://article.nadiapub.com/JHRM/vol1_no1/3.html.
IEEE:
[1] M.-J. Kim, and Y.-S. Choi, "The Effect of the Personal Characteristics of the Elderly on Social Participation Activities and Hope." Journal of Nursing Methodology (JNM), ISSN: 2652-6913, NADIA, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 17-24, Jun 2020.
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