Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2015

Self–Care Behaviour In Health Of The Elderly In Viet Nam

Hoang Moc Lan, Trinh Thi Linh

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This study aimed to examine the behaviors of self-care in health of the elderly in Viet Nam in the current period. The study was performed on 600 elder people from 6 different provinces and cities, in three areas : the North, the Centre and the South of the country. Results of data analysis showed three types of health care behaviors of the elderly in Viet Nam which are responsible, vague and abandoned self-care .The processes and data analysis also show the statistically significant differences in this self-care behaviors by gender, age, living situation, education as well as the work currently that the elderly are assumed.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Hoang Moc Lan, Trinh Thi Linh Self-Care Behaviour In Health Of The Elderly In Viet Nam International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 2 February 2015

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