Factors of Health Promotion Behaviour (HPB) and Elderly Health Diseases in Malaysia

This study, therefore, is to investigate the effect of factors of HPB on elderly health disease in Malaysia. The factors of HPB are measured in 6 aspects, namely, healthy eating, exercise, stress management, interpersonal relations, health responsibility and spiritual growth. A set of 520 survey questionnaires was distributed and collected from respondents located in Perak, Malacca, Penang and Selangor. The statistical analysis result is analysed by using SmartPLS Software 3.0. The data analysis implicated that, elderly health disease is significantly affected by the factors of HPB (healthy eating, exercise, Interpersonal relationship and health responsibility). Therefore, findings suggest that adequate policies for HPB programs is necessary to encourage the practices of healthy eating, exercise, good interpersonal relationship and health responsibility, among the elderly.
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research