Objective : To investigate the level of health-promoting lifestyle in the disabled elderly in a rural area and to provide useful countermeasures for health care workers and the government to improve the elderly’ s lifestyle behaviors.Methods: A total of 446 disabled elderly people were recruited and examined using the General Questionnaire and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II.Results: The mean score of the health-promoting lifestyle was 109. 73( SD = 16. 80), in which90. 6 percent of the disabled elderly demonstrated unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. The average score for each of the subscales includedthe following: interpersonal relations, stress management,nutrition,self- actualization, health responsibility, and sports activity.Conclusions: The health-promoting lifestyle of the disabled elderly needs to be improved; health care workers and the government should pay more attention to the countermeasures that can improve the lifestyle behaviors and promote the health of the disabled elderly.
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