Medical Seeking Behavior of the Elderly in the Ecological Context

• Main Authors: LI, CHEN-I, 李貞宜
• Other Authors: HSIAO, WEN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3mdgn5

博士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 諮商心理與人力資源發展學系輔導與諮商研究所 === 105 === The purpose of this study is to understand how the medical seeking behavior of the elderly is affected by the ecological system. Ecological system theory includes microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, marcosystem and chronosystem. The study data was collected by depth interview method. The participants ware six elderly who were born in 1931 to 1951. Results were as following: Fist, the health conception of the elderly include:aging is a natural phenomenon, try not to be sick is healthy; to maintain a happy mood is the basic elements of health; to maintain interpersonal relationships is healthy; to maintain a healthy body isdependent on economic autonomy . Second, medical seeking behavior ofthe elderly include: (1) the positive maintenance of good habits is the foundation of preventive medical seeking behavior; (2) to maintain the exerciseenhance the health of the elderly; (3) to maintain leisure interestenhancemental health; (4)Lifelong Learningincrease the health knowledge;(5) to participatethe religious activities enhance spiritual health; (6) take drugs or wine as a way to prevent disease; (7) seek medical advice and medical problems fromrelatives and friends; (8) disease treatment model: small problem to find pharmacies, sickness go to the clinics, serious illness have to the large hospital. Third, the medical seeking behavior of the elderly is affected by the ecological system: (1) microsystems have a decisive influence; (2) mesosystemsare the important bridge to change the medical seeking behavior of the elderly; (3) exosystems indirectly affect the medical seeking behavior of the elderly; (4) marcosystemssubtle influence on the medical seeking behavior of the elderly; (5) chronosystems impact or change the medical seeking behavior of the elderly. Finally, according to the above content and discussion of this study, there are some conclusions and recommendations as the reference in order to improve the elderly medical seeking behavior.