1Department of Nursing, Munkyung College, Korea
2Kyungdong University College of Nursing, Korea
*Corresponding Author: Gyun-Young Kang, Assistant Professor, Kyungdong University College of Nursing, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, Korea. Email: mental74@kduniv.ac.kr
Online published on 24 April, 2019.
This study is descriptive survey study to factors influencing health conservation among middle age.
The study subjects are 173 middle age who reside in M & C city area, and data-collection was done in period from March 05 to 23, 2018. The collected data was analyzed with Pearson's correlation, multiple linear regression with stepwise method analysis.
The result showed Health conservation was negatively correlated with fatigue and perceived stress, positively correlated with self-efficacy and social support. The major factors that affect health conservation in middle age were self-efficacy, social support, perceived stress, which explained 31.8% of health conservation.
The findings can provide the basis for the development of nursing interventions to improve health conservation.
Health conservation, Fatigue, Perceived Stress, Self-efficacy, Social support
