TTLA: Healthy living behaviors of the elderly

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Tran Thi Thanh                        

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 12, 1988

4. Place of birth: Thai Binh

5. Decision to recognize PhD student No. 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: Extension of study period (6 months) according to Decision No. 4619/QD-XHNV dated December 29, 2016 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Thesis topic name:Healthy living behavior of the elderly.

8. Major: Social Psychology Code: 62.31.04.01

9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Moc Lan, Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Thi Mai Huong

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

The results of theoretical research have supplemented and further developed the theory of healthy living behavior, healthy living behavior of the elderly specifically: identifying the concept, manifestations, influencing factors, the influencing role of subjective factors (anxiety, belief, positive thinking) on ​​the ability to perform healthy living behavior of the elderly. The research results also show that besides subjective factors, for the elderly, social support is also a factor affecting the ability to perform healthy living behavior. This is a new finding that supplements the theoretical arguments of research on healthy living behavior in the elderly.

The results of practical research contribute to clarifying the healthy living behavior of the elderly such as the manifestation of healthy living behavior, groups of healthy living behavior including: positive behavior towards communication and maintaining optimism; positive behavior towards entertainment and health care; negative behavior, factors affecting the healthy living behavior of the elderly, and the impact of healthy living behavior on the health of the elderly. Social support is highly appreciated by the elderly in implementing their healthy living behavior. By studying cases of elderly people with typical healthy living behavior, it has provided more qualitative information on this issue, specifically each elderly person with different conditions, living circumstances, and health status has a different way of implementing healthy living behavior. The healthy living behavior of the elderly is considered a factor that has a strong impact on the health of the elderly.

11. Practical application:

The research results of the thesis are one of the reference materials for teaching health psychology for the elderly, social work for the elderly to help the elderly live happily, healthily and usefully in their old age.

12. Further research directions:

Future studies should focus on discovering more healthy living behaviors of elderly people with different disease groups (cardiovascular disease, joint disease, diabetes, stomach disease, etc.); research to find out the differences in healthy living behaviors between elderly people and young people.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Tran Thi Thanh (2015), "Elderly people's views on death", Journal of Psychology (6), pp.77-86.

2. Tran Thi Thanh (2017), “Mental health care behavior of the elderly”, Journal of Education and Society (SDB 01), pp.241-247.

3. Tran Thi Thanh (2017), "Factors affecting healthy living behavior of the elderly", Journal of Education and Society (SDB 05), pp.136-144.

4. Tran Thi Thanh (2017), “Healthy living behavior of the elderly”, Proceedings of the first international conference on psychology in Southeast Asia: Human happiness and sustainable development, p. 90.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Tran Thi Thanh Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: June 12^th, 1988 Place of birth: ThaiBinh

5. Admission decision number: 2999/2013/QD- XHNV- SĐH, dated December 30, 2013 by Rector of University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: Extending the studying time (6 months) according to the decision number: 4619/QD-XHNV, dated December 29, 2016 by Rector of University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Official thesis title: “Healthy behavior of the elderly”

8. Major: Social psychology Code: 62.31.04.01

9. Supervisor: Assoc Prof., Dr. Hoang Moc La, Assoc Prof., Dr. Phan Thi Mai Huong

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The results of the theoretical study have supplemented and further developed the theories of healthy, healthy behaviors of the elderly: the definition of the concepts, the manifestations, the investigating factors, the role the influence of subjective factors (anxiety, beliefs, positive thinking) on ​​the ability to perform healthy behaviors of the elderly. The results also show that, in addition to the subjective factor, the social support also affects the ability of the elderly to perform good health behaviors. This is a new finding that complements the theoretical research on healthy behavior in the elderly.

The results of practical research contribute to the elucidation of healthy behaviors of the elderly, such as positive behavior, healthy behavior groups, including positive behaviors toward good interpersonal exchanges; Positive behavior towards recreation and health care; Negative behaviors, factors affecting the well-being behavior of the elderly, and the impact of healthy behavior on the health of the elderly. Social support is highly appreciated by the elderly in the conduct of their well-being. By studying the cases of the elderly who have a healthy lifestyle, they provide more qualitative information on this issue, in particular the elderly who have conditions, living conditions and other health conditions. There are different ways of doing healthy behavior. Healthy behavior of the elderly is considered a factor that has strong impact on the health of the elderly.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The research results of this thesis are one of the reference sources for the teaching of psychology for elderly people, social work for the elderly to help the elderly live happily. Healthy and useful life in the old days.

12. Further research directions, if any:

Future studies focus more research to detect expressions of the healthy behaviors elderly have different disease groups (groups of cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, stomach ...); The study investigated differences in healthy living behavior among the elderly and young people.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Tran Thi Thanh (2015), "Elderly Perspectives on Death," Journal of Psychology (6), pp. 76-86.

2. Tran Thi Thanh (2017), "Elderly mental health care behaviors", Journal of Education and Society (special edition 01), pp. 241-247.

3. Tran Thi Thanh (2017), "Factors influencing healthy behavior of the elderly", Journal of Education and Society (special edition 05), pp.136-144.

4. Tran Thi Thanh (2017), "Healthy habits of the elderly", Proceeding of international conference the first southeast Asia regional conference of psychology: Human well - being and sustainable development, pp.90.