YonJi Kim1, JuHee Lee2, Young Joo Lee3
1Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
2College of Nursing Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
3Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu, Korea
Background: As aging is a process that everyone must
experience, life expectancy is getting longer and living
standards are getting better. But aging can be successful or
unsuccessful. Middle-aged adults experience an
existential crisis of physical burdens and middle-aged
crises, thereby changing the quality of life in old age. The
purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting
successful aging in middle-aged adults.
Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive study design
was used to examine the association among middle-
age crisis, perceived health status, self-esteem, social
support and successful aging in late middle-aged
adults.
Results: Perceived health status and social support had a
statistically significant effect on successful aging,
and middle-aged crisis and self-esteem were not
significant. The factors¡¯ determination value was 63.6%.
Conclusions: The perceived health status and social support
of middle-aged adults may help the successful aging
of middle-aged adults. Therefore, it is necessary to develop
education for health promoting activities and
social support programs with various materials.
Korean J Health Promot 2018;18(2):90-97
Keywords: Middle-aged, Aging, Health status, Social
support
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