Health knowledge and self-efficacy to make health behaviour changes: a survey of older adults living in Ontario social housing

Autor: Jasmine Dzerounian, Melissa Pirrie, Leena AlShenaiber, Ricardo Angeles, Francine Marzanek, Gina Agarwal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Geriatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03116-1
Popis: Abstract Background Older adults living in social housing are a vulnerable population facing unique challenges with health literacy and chronic disease self-management. We investigated this population’s knowledge of cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, and self-efficacy to make health behaviour changes (for example, physical activity). This study characterized the relationship between knowledge of health risk factors and self-efficacy to improve health behaviours, in order to determine the potential for future interventions to improve these traits. Methods A cross-sectional study (health behaviour survey) with adults ages 55+ (n = 599) from 16 social housing buildings across five Ontario communities. Descriptive analyses conducted for demographics, cardiovascular disease and diabetes knowledge, and self-efficacy. Subgroup analyses for high-risk groups were performed. Multivariate logistic regressions models were used to evaluate associations of self-efficacy outcomes with multiple factors. Results Majority were female (75.6%), white (89.4%), and completed high school or less (68.7%). Some chronic disease subgroups had higher knowledge for those conditions. Significant (p
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