A correlation Study on Religious Belief and Health Behavior of Elderly in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Ya-Hsin Lo, 駱雅心
• Other Authors: Yu-Tung Huang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8268nk

碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 高齡長期照護碩士學位學程 === 105 === Purpose: According to statistics, nearly 90% of the people have religious beliefs, many foreign studies show that the internalization of the elderly and behavior of the elderly, can lead to the formation of positive spirituality, and even help the successful aging. The participation of religious beliefs and religious activities in the elderly is also helpful for health hazards, and whether faith can help to stay away from health hazards and need to be further explored. Methods: In this study, the National Health Access and Drug Abuse Survey database was used in this study. The sampling process was stratified with multi-stage and other odds sampling design for over 65 years old (N = 2623), using Andersen''s health behavior Model structure, with a logical return for "religious beliefs" and "religious activities involved" and "health hazards" to explore its relevance. Results: Religious beliefs and religious activities were significantly associated with different health hazard behaviors. Taoism and folk beliefs and Buddhist believers, compared with non-religious beliefs, have a higher regular drinking behavior, Christianity and Catholicism and other religious beliefs are no significant differences; different religious beliefs in the smoking and chewing betel nuts, Significant difference. In the participation of religious activities, there are religious activities involved in the behavior, compared with those who did not participate in religious activities, a lower regular drinking and less chewing betel nut behavior, but no significant correlation in smoking. Other factors that are significantly related to health hazards include gender, education, health beliefs, place of residence, income, and depression. Conclusion: This study shows that about 10% of elderly people have health hazards, religious beliefs in different health hazards are different, and more religious activities to participate in less frequent drinking and chewing betel nut behavior. The government strengthens the social participation of the elderly people''s religious activities, attaches importance to the spiritual function of the religion, combines the long-term system, the arrangement to assist the alcohol abstinence, the tobacco and the betel nut units, and encourages the participation in the positive religious activities.