Life Style of Elderly in Kashmar, Iran ۲۰۱۲

Background and Objective: Because of high growth of elderly population and the role of life style in their problems, we aimed to investigate the elders’life style in Kashmar. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on ۲۶۷ of over- ۶۰- older people, who were covered by Kashmar health centers, selected by multi-stage sampling. We collected the data, using a valid and reliable questionnaire, via interview and analyzed them by SPSS ۱۸ version using Chi- Square, ANOVA, independent t test, and correlation coefficient. Results: The Mean age of the elderly was ۶۹.۰۳±۰.۳۸. The life style was moderate in ۱۸۰ (۶۷.۴%) and desirable in ۸۷ (۳۲.۶%) of them. There was significant relationship between life style and the variables such as age, marital status and education level (P<۰.۰۰۱). In addition, there was significant negative relationship between age and preventive behavior (p<۰.۰۰۱ r=-۰.۴۵۳), physical activity (p<۰.۰۰۱ r=-۰.۲۲۶), tension (p<۰.۰۰۱ r= -۰.۲۵۲) and social relation (p<۰.۰۰۱ r=-۰.۳۱۱). Conclusion: A high percentage of elderly hasn't desirable life style therefore, we recommend appropriate measures, especially educational intervention for promoting elders’ life style.