A survey of PM2.5 preventive behavioral intention and related factors among community elderly in Northern Taiwan
| Autor: | Chie Chien Tseng, Shih Yi Lee, Chin Chia Liang, Gwo Liang Yeh, Yu Ling Weng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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knowledge Population ageing Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health Services for the Aged Health Behavior Taiwan Environmental health Air Pollution Surveys and Questionnaires Quality Improvement Study Elderly people Medicine Humans Community Health Services Aged Related factors Aged 80 and over preventive attitude business.industry Survey research General Medicine Variance (accounting) Snowball sampling Cross-Sectional Studies preventive behavioral intention Health education Female Particulate Matter business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5964 |
| Popis: | Population aging and air pollution are global concerns. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship among particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5) knowledge, PM2.5 preventive attitude, and PM2.5 preventive behavioral intention in the elderly. A cross-sectional survey design was applied in this study, including usage intention and snowball sampling. A total of 617 elderly people aged over 65 participated, and the collected data were quantitatively analyzed. The results showed that the mean score of PM2.5 knowledge of the elderly was 10.34 (79.53%) with the standard deviation (SD) of 3.42, the mean score of PM2.5 preventive attitude was 4.58 (91.60%) with SD of 0.49, and the mean score of PM2.5 preventive behavioral intention was 4.72 (94.40%) with SD of 0.40. Elderly people's characteristics regarding PM2.5 knowledge and PM2.5 preventive attitude explained 22% (adjusted R2 = 0.22, F = 30.44, P |
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