Cha Nam Hyun, Seo Eun Ju, Sok Sohyune R
Department of Nursing, Kaya University, Gimhae-si, Republic of Korea.
Contemp Nurse. 2012 Apr;41(1):78-87. doi: 10.5172/conu.2012.41.1.78.
The study trend has been undergoing a change, increasingly focusing on successful aging factors for obtaining a healthy and happy life in old age and in an aging society. This study examined and identified the factors influencing the degree of successful aging among older Korean adults. This study was a cross-sectional design. The participants comprised of 305 Korean older people aged 60 years or over, who met eligibility criteria.
Measures were a general characteristics form, the self-liking/self-competence scale-revised version (SLCS-R) form, the self-efficacy scale, the interpersonal relationship scale, the self-achievement instrument, and the successful aging scale.
The analyses showed that the prediction model for successful aging among older Korean adults was significant (F = 159.09, p < 0.001). The value of the adjusted R(2) was 0.692, which corresponds to the explanatory power of 69.2%. The factor that was found to have the most influence on successful aging among older Korean adults was self-esteem (β = 0.38), followed by self-achievement (β = 0.25), interpersonal relationships (β = 0.22), and self-efficacy (β = 0.21).
This cross-sectional study provides preliminary evidence that self-esteem is a major and primary predictor of successful aging among older Korean adults. In the nursing practice, health professionals can use the results of this study in order to help older Korean adults obtain a positive outlook, promote a sense of self-worth, and achieve a higher degree of adaptability towards aging despite the health problems and personal issues associated with older age by providing intervention programs that advocate successful aging.
研究趋势一直在发生变化，越来越关注成功老龄化因素，以便在老年阶段和老龄化社会中获得健康幸福的生活。本研究对影响韩国老年人成功老龄化程度的因素进行了考察和识别。本研究采用横断面设计。参与者包括305名年龄在60岁及以上且符合入选标准的韩国老年人。
测量工具包括一份一般特征表格、自我喜爱/自我能力量表修订版（SLCS-R）表格、自我效能量表、人际关系量表、自我成就工具以及成功老龄化量表。
分析表明，韩国老年人成功老龄化的预测模型具有显著性（F = 159.09，p < 0.001）。调整后的R²值为0.692，相当于解释力为69.2%。研究发现，对韩国老年人成功老龄化影响最大的因素是自尊（β = 0.38），其次是自我成就（β = 0.25）、人际关系（β = 0.22）和自我效能（β = 0.21）。
这项横断面研究提供了初步证据，表明自尊是韩国老年人成功老龄化的主要和首要预测因素。在护理实践中，健康专业人员可以利用本研究结果，通过提供倡导成功老龄化的干预项目，帮助韩国老年人获得积极的人生观，提升自我价值感，并在面对与老年相关的健康问题和个人问题时，实现更高程度的老龄化适应能力。
