RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND

HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF THE ELDERLY IN BARANGAY 185

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the School of Nursing of FEU-Dr.

Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Domingo, Pamela U.
Agpaoa, Nathasha Julie Ann Marie L.

Danganan, Angelica D.

Altarejos, Christelle P.

De La Paz, Ma. Ramona Salve R.

Cacayurin, Madelyn L

Felix, Spencer Diehl H.

Canlas, Jirene Carmela U.

October 2014

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

With deep regards and profound respect, we avail this opportunity to

express our deep sense of gratitude and indebtness to our professors namely
Maam Benilda Medallo, Maam Melanie Francisco, Sir Jazie Jacaban, Sir
Kenneth Dizon and Sir Elmer Legarda for their valuable guidance and support.
We are deeply indebted for their valuable discussions at each phase of the
project. We consider it good fortune to have got an opportunity to have such
wonderful persons at our side whenever possible.

Sincere thanks the senior citizens who participated in this research for
their constant understanding, generosity, and kindness they have shared. Last
but not least we also convey our deepest gratitude to our family and friends for
whose faith, patience and never-ending support had always inspired us to keep
moving forward.

Finally, we humbly bow our head with utmost gratitude before the God
Almighty who provided us this opportunity, showed us a path to go and gave us
all the blessings we needed for without them this paper would have not been
made possible

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Relationship Between the Demographic Profile and Health Seeking

Behavior of the Elderly in Barangay 185

ABSTRACT

This study attains to acquire the objectives to identify if the demographic

profile of an elderly affects their health seeking behavior. The purpose of this
study is to seek valuable information as to the health seeking behavior of the
elderly in barangay 185 as it might be helpful in developing recommendations for
them.
This study examined 83 senior citizens of barangay 185 that were
randomly selected for the research sample of respondents. The method that was
used by the researchers for this study was the descriptive method. The type of
data collection that researchers used was a surveyed questionnaire wherein they
were asked about their demographic profile and the health seeking behavior.
The most common demographic profile identified was the elderly were
aged 60-74 years, the gender was female and high school level was the
prominent education and as for the health seeking behavior the most common
was hospital consultation with the relative then as for the medication for the
herbal it was common that they use bawang, as for the OTC it is vitamins and
minerals and finally massage is the most common alternative medicine used.
This study used the Pearsons relation coefficient as the statistical formula
used to understand if there is a significant relationship between the demographic
profile and health seeking behavior of the elderly in barangay 185, as the result
of this study using the statistical formula, there was a significant relation between
the variables of demographic profile and health seeking behavior. The
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researchers of this study recommend that more elderly seek treatment that can
lead them to a path that point to a healthier lifestyle with the aid of health care
professionals.

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Table of Contents
Title Page....i
Acknowledgement....ii
Abstract..iii
Table of Contents....v
List of tables...................vii
List of figures.vii

CHAPTER 1
The Problem and the Background........1
Statement of the Problem.......2
Hypothesis.....3
Significance of the Study.....3
Scope and Delimitation4
Definition of Terms.......6

CHAPTER 2
Theoretical Background and Review of Related Literature.7
Theoretical Model.7
Conceptual Framework9
Review of Related Literature and Studies..10
Relevance of the Reviewed Literature and Studies to the Present
Study..15

CHAPTER 3
Research Methodology...16
Locale and Population.......16
Sampling......17
Instrumentation...17
Questionnaire.....18
Construction........18
Validation.....18
Reliability Testing...19
Administration and Retrieval....19
Statistical Treatment of Data........20

CHAPTER 4
Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data..21

CHAPTER 5
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation..31
Summary of Findings.31
Conclusion...33
Recommendation...34
Bibliography....36
Appendix A..viii
Curriculum Vitae.37

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List of Tables
Table 1.1..21
Table 1.2..22
Table 1.3..23
Table 2.1..24
Table 2.2..25
Table 2.3..26
Table 2.4..27
Table 2.5..28
Table 3.1..30

List of Figure
Figure 1...7
Figure 2.......9

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APPENDIX A

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Greetings,

We are the fourth year nursing students of FEU-NRMF, group 1 of section

B is conducting research about the Relationship Between the Demographic
Profile and Health Seeking Behavior of the Elderly in Barangay 185. Our
objective is to determine whether there is relationship between the demographic
profile and health seeking behavior of the elderly in barangay 185.

Thank you for your cooperation.

The Researchers

Name and signature(optional):__________________________

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Instruction: Check all that applies and write if needed

Part 1: Demographic Profile

Age

60-69

Educational Attainment

70-79

No formal education

80+

Gradeschool

Gender:

Highschool
Male

College

Female

Part 2: Health seeking behavior

1. How often do you go to these facilities whenever you feel symptoms of illness?
Facility

Always

Sometimes

Never

a.) Hospital
b.) Health Center
c.) Private Clinic
d.) Others

2. How often do you seek consult whenever you feel symptoms of illness?
Always

Sometimes

Never

a.) Doctor
b.) Albularyo
c.) Neighbor
d.) Friend
e.) Relative
f.) Others

3. What herbal medicines do you usually use whenever you feel symptoms of
illness?
Herbs
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)
e.)
f.)
g.)
h.)
i.)
j.)

Always

Sometimes

Never

Lagundi
Yerba Buena
Sambong
Tsaang Gubat
Niyug-niyugan
Bayabas
Akapulko
Ulasimang Bato
Bawang
Ampalaya

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4. How often do you drink these over-the-counter medication?

Over-the-counter drugs

Always

Sometimes

Never

a.) Analgesics - paracetamol

b.) NSAIDs mefenamic acid, ibuprofen,
aspirin
c.) Anti-cough Lagundi tablet
d.) Antitussive - dextromethorphan
e.) Nasal Decongestant phenylpropanolamine
f.) Anti-motility - loperamide
g.) Vitamins at minerals vit A,B1,C
h.) Anti-infectives
amoxicillin,cotrimoxazole
i.) Others
5. How often do you do or use alternative or complimentary medicine?
Alternative or complementary medicine

Always

Sometimes

Never

a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Massage
Aroma-therapy
Detoxification therapy
Chinese medicine - ginseng, snake
oil, shark oil
h.) others:

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