Correlates of health-related behaviors in older African American adults: Complications for health promotion
Correlates of health-related behaviors in older African American adults: Complications for health promotion
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DOI：
10.1097/00003727-199607000-00008
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发表时间：
1996-07-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Gary, LE
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作者：
Weaver, GD;Gary, LE
关于老年非裔美国人健康行为的文献很少超越性别差异。本文试图确定是否与健康有关的行为（即，定期锻炼，吸烟，饮酒，寻求医疗保健）不同的人口，社会文化和心理健康因素在社区样本的311名男性和女性55岁及以上。结果表明，超过三分之一的样本没有定期锻炼，吸烟，饮酒，并从医院和诊所寻求医疗保健。二变项分析结果显示健康行为与九个独立变项间有显著相关。性别，年龄组，教会出席率和感知控制显着相关的四个健康行为。针对老年非裔美国人的健康促进工作的影响进行了讨论。
The literature on the health behaviors of elderly African Americans rarely looks beyond gender variations. This article attempts to determine if health-related behaviors (ie, regular exercise, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and health care seeking) vary by demographic, sociocultural, and mental health factors in a community sample of 311 men and women 55 years of age and older. The results indicate that over a third of the sample participated in no regular exercise, smoked cigarettes, consumed alcohol, and sought health care from hospitals and clinics. Results of the bivariate analyses revealed several significant relationships between the health behaviors and the nine independent variables. Gender, age group, church attendance, and perceived control were significantly related to three of the four health behaviors. Implications for health promotion efforts targeting elderly African Americans are discussed.