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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"self-reported health"”.
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Association Between Physical Activity and Self-Reported Health in Korean Older Adults
… the association between physical activity and self-assessed health among older Koreans. This study is implemented to find out the relationship between demographic factors and health related factors considered as the factors related to the subjective health perception of the elderly and analyze …
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Racial Disparities in Self Reported Health and Health Care Utilization. Does Primary Care Matter?
… decade that provides evidence of the growing health care disparities among racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The literature suggests that Black adults share a disproportionate burden in death, disability, and disease. In 2002, the Institute of Medicine report, Unequal Treatment, …
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Attributions and representations of joint pain symptoms in seniors : implications for self-reported health care behaviours
… daily functioning. This study assessed seniors' health care behaviours that are elicited by joint pain symptoms and three sets of predictor factors (demographic, need, & belief). These predictor factors were derived from a review of the empirical research and three theoretical models (the Health …
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A Quantitative Study of Social Capital Components, Self-Reported Health Status and Social Determinants of Health
… collective action) and selected determinants of health variables in Niagara Region, Canada. Among the four components of social capital, trust and safety levels were highest among all participants (m=5.42, SD=1.0), with community engagement yielding the lowest mean score for the sample (m=1.93, …
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Is Being Overweight Bad for You? The Effects of Weight and Weight Status on Self-Reported Health
For nearly three decades, public health officials have been telling Americans that being overweight or obese is extremely dangerous for their health and well-being through public services announcements, popular health news articles, and scientific studies – all decrying the “obesity epidemic” …
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The Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Race on Functional Limitations and Self-Reported Health in Old Age
… Black and Hispanic adults have poorer overall health, higher disability rates, and lower life expectancies than elderly Whites and other racial and ethnic minority group members. There are also sex differences in health, with women more likely to suffer from non-life threatening chronic …
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Identifying Protective Factors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Self-Reported Health Outcomes of Residential Fire Survivors
… protective factors to PTSD, depression, and self-reported health outcomes of adults following a traumatic event. Through examination of residential fire survivors, the current project evaluated the predictive validity of protective factors of PTSD as they relate to PTSD, depression, and …
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Re-weighting the Quality of Well-Being Scale and assessment of self-reported health status in Chinese Americans.
… by Hispanics. Little is known about their health state preferences or their health status. The purpose of this research was to determine whether a Chinese-American population has different preference values on four dimensions of health status than a general community sample in the United …
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Investigating the Impact of Employment and Demographic Factors on Health Among Bereaved Adults: A Quantitative Approach
… demographic characteristics are associated with health among working-age adults. The Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) offered a large dataset for examining these relationships.</p> <p>This retrospective, exploratory, correlational quantitative study used the 2019 and …
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An Analysis of the Subjective Socioeconomic Scale among Hispanic Immigrants and Caucasians
… shown to be correlated with a large number of health measures. In this study, the subjective SES measure is modified and translated to measure childhood SES. The subjective SES scale is examined in a participant's hometown, community, and nation. Both an immigrant Hispanic and a Caucasian …
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Predictability of everyday task performance by perceived health, self-efficacy and cognitive ability
… daily living would facilitate identification of health care and service needs, contributing to the functional independence of this population. A sample of 134 independently-living males and females aged 60-93 years completed the Neurobehavioural Cognitive Status Examination (Cognistat) and the …
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When and Where I Enter: Social Determinants of Mental Health Services Use Among African American Women
African Americans utilize mental health services significantly less frequently than do White-Americans. This study examined the social factors that work to influence the decision to seek services outside of the social circle. Using the National Survey of Black Americans, 4th wave, factors were …
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Oral Health Access and Inequities in Rural Regions
… interpreting data from the Canadian Community Health Survey. A scoping review across three high-income countries was also undertaken to determine which interventions are most efficient in closing the gaps in dental utilization previously identified in the CCHS data analysis and identify …
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Employee wellness, health risk assessment, modifiable health risk, PEN-3 model, worksite culture, worksite envirmonent
<p>This study used an online Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) to assess individual employee health and eight additional statements to assess the worksite health "culture" of Eastern Michigan University. It was hypothesized there will be a relationship between EMU employees’ levels of self-reported …
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A Comparison of Health Risk Behavior of College Students in Upstate NY and National Norms
… conducts an annual survey of adolescent health risk behavior with the intention of establishing national norms for variables such as the extent of alcohol and other substance abuse behaviors habits, sexual health risk behaviors, nutrition habits, extent and nature of physical activity and …
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Perceptions and Misperceptions of Health Among Different Groups in the United States
The prevalence of unhealthy habits and behaviors is undeniably felt and seen here in United States. Smoking and obesity are the two leading preventable causes of death today. The economic and societal costs are too high for such a preventable problem. The associated diseases and illnesses that stem …
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A Descriptive Study of the Foster Grandparent Program in Support of the Creation of an Afterschool Program to Address Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease Risk in Older Adults and Children
<p>Volunteer service is associated with self-reported health improvement by older adult volunteers in AmeriCorps Senior programs. However, little is known about how specific chronic diseases and mental health issues affect Foster Grandparents, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic’s …
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Three Essays on Partial Identification for Applied Health Economics
… for estimating treatment effects in applied health economics research. Each one applies the methodology to different settings in which establishing causality has traditionally been difficult, and seeks to demonstrate when a bounding approach can—and cannot—aid researchers in learning about …
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The placebo effect: measurement by multiple methods
… investigated the relationship of explicit (self-report), implicit (IAT) and physiological variables to the placebo effect. The thesis consisted of three main parts. The first collected background data and developed models for two constructs (Optimism and Mindfulness) associated with the …
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