ﻓﺼﻠﻨﺎﻣﻪ ﭘﺮﺳﺘﺎري ﺳﺎﻟﻤﻨﺪان دوره دوم ﺷﻤﺎره4 ﺗﺎﺑﺴﺘﺎن1395 9 Assessment and compare of determinants of the health status of the elderly referred to health centers in Isfahan Molavi R 1 , Alavi M* 2 , Keshvari M 3 Abstract Introduction and purpose: Monitoring elderly health status to identify risky population is of particular importance in preventing chronic diseases and disabilities. Assessing elderly health status has been considered as one of the most important priorities and challenges in the health care system. Therefore, this study aimed to assess and compare health determinants among elderly attending to health centers of Isfahan city. Materials and methods: This correlation study used stratified random sampling method to recruit 240 elderly (aged above 65 years old) who seek routine health care at 11 health centers in the Isfahan city. Data were collected using socio-demographic questionnaire, Rosenberg´s self-esteem scale and Goldberg´s general health questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 19) through variety of statistical test including Pearson correlation, multiple regression analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and independent sample t-test. Ethical considerations were met in the present study. Findings: Finding from this study revealed that 45.4% (109) of our participants were male and 54.6% (131) were female with mean age of 68.4 (SD= 4) years old. The results of one way ANOVA indicated that participants’ health status was significantly differ according to their marital status, occupation and income. Moreover, we found that two variables of self-esteem (β=0.151, t=2.5, p=0.013) and hospitalization (β=-0.4, t=6.7, p<0.001) significantly predicted elderly health status. Conclusion: Elderly general health status might be promoted via enhancing their mental health status particularly in terms of self-esteem and reducing hospitalization. Therefore, it is beneficial to conduct future studies for assessing role of health determinants among elderly in a broader population. Key words: Self-esteem, Health, Aging Received: 2016/05/25 Accepted: 2016/08/31 1- MSc in elderly Nursing, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, 2- Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran (Corresponding Author):E-mail: m-alavi@nm.mui.ac.ir 3- Assistant Professor Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Copyright © 2018 Quarterly Journal of Geriatric Nursing.This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution international 4.0 International License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/) which permits copy and redistribute the material, in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited. Downloaded from jgn.medilam.ac.ir at 9:50 IRST on Saturday December 15th 2018 [ DOI: 10.21859/jgn.2.4.9 ]