Prevalence and potential determinants of musculoskeletal disease symptoms among care workers in long-term care facilities in South Korea.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree and influencing factors of musculoskeletal disease symptoms among care workers in long-term care facilities in South Korea.

Methods: Participants in this cross-sectional study were 265 care workers in 15 long-term care facilities. Data were collected between 1 and 27 August 2011, using the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) code H-30-2003 and analyzed using logistic regression with SPSS ver.

[A study of factors influencing on health promoting lifestyle in the elderly--application of Pender's health promotion model].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing health promoting lifestyle in the elderly.

Method: The subject of this study was 305 elderly person over the age of 60, living in rural and urban, Korea. For the analysis of collected data, descriptive statistics, t-test, analysis of variance and stepwise multiple regression were used for statistical analysis with SPSS statistical program.