Abstract
Health behaviour are human actions which directly or indirectly influence our health. The elderly are a group of people who should especially take care of their health. Taking up this issue is justified by the rising life expectancy of the society and the related increasing costs of social care. Considering the current situation, it seems required to provide the older generation with education in the field of health promotion and health behaviour. The study involved 689 individuals over 60 years of age from Poland. A diagnostic survey was applied in the research. A survey technique was used including the Health Behaviour Inventory (HBI) and own questionnaire. Elderly people have more health behaviour associated with prophylactic measures and a positive mental attitude, but least related to eating habits. Women, people over 75 years of age and better educated people with good financial standing adopt significantly more health behaviour. The subject concerning health behaviour of elderly people needs to be further explored and completed. This study may contribute to better quality of life in elderly population.
Highlights
Health behaviour are human actions which directly or indirectly influence our health
Respondents mentioned the most health behaviour relating to prophylactic measures and a positive mental attitude (Table 2)
When assessing the results shown in the table, women chose significantly more health behaviour connected with correct eating habits (Z=4.35, p=0.0001), prophylactic behaviour (Z=3.40, p=0.0012) and a positive mental attitude (Z=2.00, p=0.0451) than men
Summary
Health behaviour are human actions which directly or indirectly influence our health. The elderly are a group of people who should especially take care of their health. Taking up this issue is justified by the rising life expectancy of the society and the related increasing costs of social care. Las personas mayores tienen más comportamientos de salud asociados a las medidas profilácticas y una actitud mental positiva, pero menos relacionados con los hábitos alimentarios. Most European countries address active and successful ageing in the most important documents and strategies These documents pay much attention to the promotion of physical activity among elderly people. Aging relates to decreasing efficiency of particular functions and organs of the human body This applies to all involution changes at the level of cells, systems and organs. People over 60 years of age are reported to frequently suffer from civilisation diseases and other diseases presumably caused leading an improper lifestyle (Gębska-Kuczerowska & Müller, 2009)
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