近年全球老齡化現象越來越明顯,老年人口的健康也漸漸受重視。高爾夫是一項可以結合戶外、運動、娛樂的休閒活動,因打高爾夫之費用較高,國內參與過高爾夫運動者以經濟能力較好之中老年人為主,本研究透過SF-36表瞭解高爾夫專業化程度對中老年人健康自評之關係。 本研究對象以參與過高爾夫運動之中老年人為樣本,以SF-36 台灣版問卷為測量工具探討高爾夫專業化程度對參與者健康的影響。本研究於2007 年3 月1 日起至2007 年4 月30 日以便利抽樣法來發放問卷,共發出問卷500 份,有效問卷數為358 份,有效問卷率為71.6%。 本研究結果之發現,在專業化程度部分,受訪者以中階參與者的比例為最高。在專業化程度不同對阻礙部分,專業化程度不同對活動花費太高、本身體能無法負擔、訊息不足及其它因素皆呈現顯著差異。在專業化程度對參與者健康關係部分,高爾夫參與者專業化程度對因身體健康所引起的角色限制、情緒角色受限、活力狀況、社會功能呈現顯著差異,且隨專業化程度升高而越健康;但專業化程度越低,在整體健康狀況方面越健康。 未來應可積極推廣高爾夫運動,以增進中老年人身心之健康,來迎接高齡化社會休閒運動需求。對於高爾夫相關產業業者而言,能透過本研究暸解高爾夫專業化對中老年人健康程度之高低,及其對高爾夫運動人口增加之影響,相對為業者在經營方面帶來效益,並能帶動高爾夫球產業活絡,達到參與者健康及產業發展的相輔相成作用。
Since aging societies become global problems; elders’ healths were gradually emphasized these years. Golf is an outdoor, sport and entertainment leisure activity. The expense of playing golf is usually more expensive than other sports; middle-aged and aging people play more golf because of their good incomes. The purpose of this study was to research the relationship between self-assessed health of middle-aged and aging golf players and their degrees of specialization. Five hundreds questionnaires were collected from March to April 2007 by the convenient method. Three hundred and fifty-eight samples were effective; and the effective rate was 71.6 %. The results of this study were the followings: 1. At the aspect of the degree of golf specialists, most of the surveyed players belonged to the middle degree of golf specialists. 2. At the aspect of the relationship between the degree of golf specialists and the barriers of playing golf, the expense of playing golf was more expensive than other sports, players’ heaths cannot afford, and the information of playing golf was not enough were significantly related to the different degrees of golf specialists. 3. At the aspect of the relationship between the degree of golf specialists and golf players’ self-assessed heaths of players, role limitations due to physical health problems, role limitations due to emotional problems, vitality and social functioning were significantly increased by the higher degree of golf specialists; however, general health was decreased by the higher degree of golf specialists. Based on the results, it is suggested to promote golf in the future. To increase middle-aged and aging people’s health to meet the needs of aging society, and to increase the population of golf players to increase the incomes of golf industry were the two advantages to promote golf.