Prompts for the Future to Live Healthier: A Study of Cognition and Motivation for Healthy Behaviors
Abstract
1. Introduction
1.1. Definition of Health Promotion
1.2. Health Belief Model
1.3. Cognition of Health Promotion
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Standard for Selection of Research Target
2.2. Research Procedure
- Social demography variables, including age, gender, present work situation, occupation, educational level, etc.
- Perceived health conditions: This was a self-report of the sample on their health status, including perceived health conditions, health level as compared to that of 3 years ago, prediction of self-health, and autonomous non-bedridden age.
- Living habit situation: After reminding the respondents of what unhealthy bedridden years were, the sample showed a stronger willingness to continue with behaviors that he/she had implemented, or increased behaviors that could be implemented presently. The contents included previous dieting methods, present dieting methods, previous physical activity, and present physical activity.
3. Results
- (1)
- Self-health situation
- (2)
- Self-age prediction
- (3)
- Prediction of age of self-health and autonomous non-bedridden age
- (4)
- Health situation compared to that of three years ago
- (5)
- Previous dieting method
- (6)
- Previous physical activity
- (1)
- Present dieting methods
- (2)
- Present physical activity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Basic Information | Top Item | Percentage |
---|---|---|
gender | female | 52% |
age | in the range of 55–64 years old | 60% |
religion | Buddhism | 41% |
educational level | those above senior high/occupational senior high school | 77% |
birth place | Islanders and Southern Fujian | 71% |
occupational situation | retired | 56% |
occupation | commerce section | 30% |
marital situation | married or cohabiting | 82% |
present living situation | living with partner/spouse | 78% |
experience taking care of parents | had experience taking care of parents | 70% |
% | All | Age | Retired or Not | Monthly Disposable Income | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55–64 Years Old | 65–75 Years Old | On Job | Retired | Less Than 30,000 NTD | 30,000–50,000 NTD | Above 50,000 NTD | ||
n = | 300 | 179 | 121 | 131 | 169 | 106 | 125 | 69 |
Memory was worse than before | 69% | 69% | 70% | 71% | 68% | 68% | 66% | 78% |
Physical strength was worse than before | 59% | 60% | 59% | 62% | 57% | 60% | 59% | 58% |
Not knowing the reason for waist and back pain | 31% | 35% | 26% | 37% | 26% | 35% | 31% | 25% |
Red letter shown in health test report | 27% | 28% | 25% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 27% | 23% |
Catching cold more | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 10% | 6% |
frequently | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 9% |
% | All | Age | Retired or Not | Monthly Disposable Income | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55–64 Years Old | 65–75 Years Old | Employed | Retired | Less Than 30,000 NTD | 30,000–50,000 NTD | Above 50,000 NTD | ||
n = | 300 | 179 | 121 | 131 | 169 | 106 | 125 | 69 |
Maintaining a positive mood | 83% | 79% | 88% | 76% | 88% | 80% | 83% | 86% |
Sleeping more than six hours each day | 79% | 81% | 77% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 80% |
Having autonomous exercise habits | 54% | 50% | 60% | 47% | 59% | 45% | 62% | 52% |
Sitting less than 90 min at a time | 43% | 38% | 50% | 37% | 47% | 41% | 46% | 42% |
Waling more than 6000 steps a day | 40% | 36% | 45% | 38% | 41% | 39% | 41% | 41% |
Participating in a sports club | 27% | 23% | 31% | 21% | 31% | 25% | 26% | 30% |
Item | Dieting Methods That Were Done Previously | Dieting Methods Done Presently | Number of People Who Were Willing to Pay More Attention to Diet after This Survey | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
Try to have fixed times and quantities for three daily meals | 72 persons | 86 persons | +14 persons | 29% |
Try to have less or reduced sugar | 76 persons | 85 persons | +9 persons | 28% |
Have two types of fruits daily | 58 persons | 80 persons | +22 persons | 27% |
Have three dishes of vegetable daily | 51 persons | 73 persons | +22 persons | 24% |
Try to eat a lot of husked rice and cereals | 46 persons | 65 persons | +19 persons | 22% |
Take daily vitamins or other health foods | 53 persons | 63 persons | +10 persons | 21% |
Item | Physical Activities That Were Done Previously | Physical Activities That Were Done Presently | Number of People Who Were Willing to Engage in More Physical Activity after This Survey | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maintaining a positive mood | 83 persons | 89 persons | +6 persons | 30% |
Sleeping for more than six hours each day | 79 persons | 85 persons | +6 persons | 28% |
Having autonomous exercise habits | 54 persons | 72 persons | +18 persons | 24% |
Walking 6000 steps each day | 40 persons | 62 persons | +22 persons | 21% |
Sitting for less than 90 min at a time | 43 persons | 60 persons | +17 persons | 20% |
Participating in a sports club | 27 persons | 37 persons | +10 persons | 12% |
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Lin, C.-C.; Yu, P.-H.; Lin, J.-K. Prompts for the Future to Live Healthier: A Study of Cognition and Motivation for Healthy Behaviors. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6682. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116682
Lin C-C, Yu P-H, Lin J-K. Prompts for the Future to Live Healthier: A Study of Cognition and Motivation for Healthy Behaviors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(11):6682. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116682
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Chung-Chih, Pang-Hsiang Yu, and Jin-Kwan Lin. 2022. "Prompts for the Future to Live Healthier: A Study of Cognition and Motivation for Healthy Behaviors" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 11: 6682. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116682
APA StyleLin, C.-C., Yu, P.-H., & Lin, J.-K. (2022). Prompts for the Future to Live Healthier: A Study of Cognition and Motivation for Healthy Behaviors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11), 6682. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116682