ABSTRACT

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop the multifaceted lifestyle profile for enhanced health andquality of life of elderly. Methods: Opinions from 13 Delphi panels who have experience with elderly and lifestyle research were collectedfrom November 2018 to January 2019. A Delphi survey was carried out three times, and based on previousresearch, the first Delphi survey gathered opinions using a mix of open-ended and close-ended questionsreconstructed regarding the definition of elderly lifestyle and component of multifaceted lifestyle profile of elderly. The second Delphi survey was conducted after the processes of deleting and modifying certain items based on thefirst Delphi survey. In the third Delphi survey, after the results of second Delphi survey were presented to expertpanels, final opinions from experts were converged. Results: 66 items which were related to multifaceted lifestyle profile of elderly were selected as the first Delphiresults and 27 items were analyzed after the processes of deleting and modifying. The results of second Delphiwere that the 5 items were analyzed as values below a content validity ratio of .54. According to the agreementamong researchers, 3 items were deleted and 24 items were derived. Finally, in the third Delphi result, 24 itemswere anlyazed as appropriate items. The average content validity ratio of the final Delphi survey was .84, stability.14, convergence .18. and consensus .88, which were high. Conclusion: By using this study, items which evaluate elderly’s multifaceted lifestyle were developed and verifiedthe content validity. In the future, it is expected that this study will be used ad a evidence for multifacetedlifestyle profile for elderly.