Volume 22, Issue 2 (7-2026)
J Health Syst Res 2026, 22(2): 295-303 |
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Hosseini S H, Rajabzadeh R, Nabavi S H. Prediction of Social Participation of the Elderly Based on Self-Efficacy in Health Behaviors in Bojnurd, Iran, 2022. J Health Syst Res 2026; 22 (2) :295-303
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1- Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Public Health, School of Health AND Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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Background: Elderly self-efficacy in health behaviors can lead to maintaining their health, providing the necessary basis for an active life and social participation. This study was conducted to predict the level of social participation among older adults based on their self-efficacy in health-promoting behaviors.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 380 older adults over 60 years of age from among the elderly covered by health centers of Bojnourd City, Iran, were randomly selected for interviews in 2022. To assess self-efficacy in health behaviors, Self-Rated Abilities for Health Practices Scale (SRAHP) was used, and social participation was evaluated through the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)-Social Participation Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software using linear regression model.
Findings: The mean and standard deviation (SD) of participants’ age was 68.96 ± 7.64 years, and most of them were women (n = 224, 57.8%). The mean social participation score was 6.22 ± 0.11. The study data showed that increasing age, female gender, and having a middle school education were significantly associated with decreased social participation (P < 0.05). Among the subscales of self-efficacy in health behaviors, the subscale of self-efficacy in stress management increased social participation in the elderly. In total, the variables entered into the model predicted 14% of social participation in the elderly.
Conclusion: Self-efficacy in stress management, age, male gender, and education level were predictors of social participation in the elderly. However, given the relatively small effect sizes, it appears that social participation in the elderly is influenced by a wide range of variables.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 380 older adults over 60 years of age from among the elderly covered by health centers of Bojnourd City, Iran, were randomly selected for interviews in 2022. To assess self-efficacy in health behaviors, Self-Rated Abilities for Health Practices Scale (SRAHP) was used, and social participation was evaluated through the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)-Social Participation Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software using linear regression model.
Findings: The mean and standard deviation (SD) of participants’ age was 68.96 ± 7.64 years, and most of them were women (n = 224, 57.8%). The mean social participation score was 6.22 ± 0.11. The study data showed that increasing age, female gender, and having a middle school education were significantly associated with decreased social participation (P < 0.05). Among the subscales of self-efficacy in health behaviors, the subscale of self-efficacy in stress management increased social participation in the elderly. In total, the variables entered into the model predicted 14% of social participation in the elderly.
Conclusion: Self-efficacy in stress management, age, male gender, and education level were predictors of social participation in the elderly. However, given the relatively small effect sizes, it appears that social participation in the elderly is influenced by a wide range of variables.
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education health and promotion
Received: 2024/07/3 | Accepted: 2025/07/12 | Published: 2026/07/6
Received: 2024/07/3 | Accepted: 2025/07/12 | Published: 2026/07/6
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