Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 7 |
Descriptor
| Health Conditions | 20 |
| Older Adults | 20 |
| Physical Health | 20 |
| Mental Health | 10 |
| Foreign Countries | 8 |
| Adolescents | 5 |
| Diseases | 5 |
| Gender Differences | 5 |
| Health Services | 5 |
| Age Differences | 4 |
| Ethnic Groups | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Community | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkKrause, Neal; Hayward, R. David – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2013
A rapidly growing literature indicates that supportive social relationships are associated with better physical and mental health. However, this research further reveals that interaction with others may also be conflicted and unpleasant. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate negative interaction that arises within a social context that…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Conflict, Older Adults, Clergy
Prieto-Flores, Maria-Eugenia; Moreno-Jimenez, Antonio; Fernandez-Mayoralas, Gloria; Rojo-Perez, Fermina; Forjaz, Maria Joao – Social Indicators Research, 2012
To analyze the influence of different health status dimensions and quality of life (QoL) domains on older adults' subjective health, and to assess the role that residential satisfaction plays in these relationships. A QoL survey was conducted on a representative sample of the community-dwelling older adult population in Madrid province (Spain).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Neighborhoods, Life Satisfaction
Lee, Shoou-Yih D.; Arozullah, Ahsan M.; Cho, Young Ik; Crittenden, Kathleen; Vicencio, Daniel – Educational Gerontology, 2009
The study examines whether social support interacts with health literacy in affecting the health status of older adults. Health literacy is assessed using the short version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults. Social support is measured with the Medical Outcome Study social support scale. Results show, unexpectedly, that rather…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Physical Health, Older Adults, Social Support Groups
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Lai, Daniel W. L.; Chau, Shirley B. – Social Work, 2007
The authors examine the effects of service barriers on the health status of older Chinese immigrants in Canada. A survey was completed in seven Canadian cities by a random sample of 2,214 older Chinese immigrants age 55 years or older. Service barriers related to administrative problems, personal attitudes, and circumstantial difficulties were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Immigrants, Health Conditions
Shultz, Kenneth S.; Wang, Mo – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
Physical health has consistently been shown to strongly influence the retirement decision-making process. Unfortunately, "physical health" is typically operationalized in global terms. As a result, we know little about the specific aspects of physical health that influence the decision to retire. Therefore, in the present study, data from three…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Diseases, Retirement, Career Change
Peer reviewedGranick, Samuel; Kleban, Morton H. – Gerontologist, 1977
A description is presented of a file of data, derived from a longitudinal study of the biological and behavioral functioning, of a group of 47 healthy aged males. The background of the investigation is summarized, along with the procedures followed in developing the file and setting it up for access. (Author)
Descriptors: Gerontology, Health Conditions, Longitudinal Studies, Males
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1984
This paper, on the health hazards of cold weather for elderly persons, presents information from various sources on the death rates in winter throughout the United States. After reviewing the scope of the problem, specific health hazards associated with cold weather are discussed, i.e., hypothermia, fires, carbon monoxide poisoning, and influenza…
Descriptors: Death, Federal Programs, Health Conditions, Heating
Shaver, Julie C.; Allan, Diane E. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2005
In situations where care-receivers cannot respond to questions about their functional status, caregiver proxies are often substituted. Yet studies addressing caregiver-care-receiver agreement remain limited in scope, focusing primarily on cognitive functioning and caregiver relationship. This study broadens the range of research in this area by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Health, Caregivers, Gender Differences
Carmel, Sara; Bernstein, Judith H. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the well-established gender differences in physical and psychosocial well being in adulthood persist throughout different age groups of elderly persons, in order to support one of two opposing hypotheses: the convergence and divergence hypotheses. Data were collected by structured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Well Being, Physical Health
Borders, Tyrone F.; Aday, Lu Ann; Xu, Ke Tom – Journal of Rural Health, 2004
As elderly people become a larger proportion of the rural population, it is important to identify those at risk for poor health. Predictors of health-related quality of life can be useful in designing interventions. Purpose: One objective of the present study was to profile the health-related quality of life of community-dwelling, elderly people…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Health Needs, Mental Health, Physical Health
Fulmer, Terry; Firpo, Adolfo; Guadagno, Lisa; Easter, Tara M.; Kahan, Fay; Paris, Barbara – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This paper describes one program that has developed a screening procedure for assessing elder mistreatment, with a special focus on elder neglect. The aim is to understand how expert neglect assessment teams process and diagnose complex geriatric cases referred for suspected elder neglect. What are the key themes that must be understood…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Evaluation, Health Conditions, Screening Tests
Bullough, Bonnie; Bullough, Vern L. – 1972
This book tries to present the health care problems of the major ethnic minority groups in perspective. Although poverty is probably the most crucial variable in the genesis of these problems, there are still many subtle and not so subtle forms of discrimination operating in the health field. Unfortunately, discrimination in other aspects of…
Descriptors: Bias, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups, Health Conditions
The Social Distribution of Reports of Health-Related Concerns among Adolescents in Sao Paulo, Brazil
de Moura, S. L. – Health Education Research, 2004
This study investigated the health-related concerns of adolescents living on streets as compared to poor and privileged adolescents living with their families in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The different groups of respondents were similar in terms of individuals' fear of disease and lack of concern about health in old age. AIDS and cancer were feared by…
Descriptors: Health Education, Mental Disorders, Diseases, Demography
Fry, Prem S.; Debats, Dominique L. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2002
Sociodemographic variables, social support, and physical health have been used previously in a few predictor models of loneliness and psychological distress in late life. The present study, however, was designed to test the hypothesis that self-efficacy beliefs of elderly persons are significantly stronger predictors of loneliness and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups, Physical Health, Females
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1 | 2
