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Background and Aim: Elderly lifestyle has an impact on their physical and mental health, and they change the pattern of communication or their presence in social activities. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the lifestyle of elderly people in Sabzevar city.
Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was performed on 200 elderly over 60 years of age without any cognitive problems in Sabzevar city. The systematic cluster insights were selected and included in the study. Data were collected by a questionnaire containing two sections: demographic and healthy lifestyle (in the fields of exercise, nutrition, interpersonal and social relationships, prevention and management of stress). Using SPSS 21, descriptive statistics, analysis of variance One-way and independent t-test were analyzed.
Results: The results showed that 95% of elderly in Sabzevar had a moderate lifestyle status, 4% had favorable condition and 1% had unfavorable status. Two-variable tests showed that lifestyle with educational level, type of coexistence and chronic disease had a significant relationship (P <0.01).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, in order to improve lifestyle in the elderly of Sabzevar, it is recommended that the situation be optimal. Health authorities in their programs are related factors such as education level, life partners and chronic diseases of the elderly, Pay more attention.
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Special Received: 2018/01/27 | Accepted: 2018/05/15 | Published: 2018/06/10