Measurement of Physical Health in a General Population Survey1

Belloc, Nedra B.; Breslow, Lester; Hochstim, Joseph R.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a121265

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“…The sample characteristics are summarized in Table 1. Within several percentage points, most of these distributions were similar among the response categories, except that persons with less than 9 years of education were underrepresented and persons with 13 Table 2. Under geographic location, the region pesticide use; b) knowledge about epidemiology and the scientific method used in the conduct of environmental health studies; c) beliefs about human and animal exposure to chemicals and the extent to which toxicology can measure and answer questions about health effects; d) the number and variety of media sources used for information regarding environmental pollution by hazardous waste; and e) a "laissez-faire" attitude regarding government intervention in private industry.…”

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Predicting public concern regarding toxic substances in the environment.

Howe

1990

Environ Health Perspect

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The purpose of this research was to identify the variables that increase concern about the health, environmental contamination, and economic consequences of toxic substances in the environment. A mail survey was sent to a New York State sample, and a 66% response was obtained. Seven indices were developed from specific concerns about toxic substances in the environment including, among others, exposure, health effects, pollution, and economic consequences. Stepwise regression analysis was conducted for each concern index. The results suggest that the number of information sources regarding environmental issues was a strong predictor of concern in nearly all models. Other variables that were repeatedly found to be important contributors to the models were years of education, attitudes about government involvement in private industry, knowledge of epidemiology and the scientific method, and the perceived proximity to sources of potential contamination. Unlike other research, women and mothers of sick children did not make large contributions to the model.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Predicting public concern regarding toxic substances in the environment.

Howe

1990

Environ Health Perspect

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“…31,32 Statistical Analysis Psychotropic drug users and non-users were compared on each of the predictor variables to determine if there were significant bivariate differences using chi-square and t-tests. Logistic regression techniques were used to derive an estimate of the natural logarithm of the odds of using psychotropic drugs in the next year because the predictor variables included both categorical and continuous variables33-35.…”

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Medical and psychosocial factors predictive of psychotropic drug use in elderly patients.

1990

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The purpose of this study was to investigate medical and psychosocial factors that may be used to identify patients at risk of psychotropic drug use. Population-based surveys were completed by 278 elderly health maintenance organization (HMO) patients in August 1984. Physical and mental health status and social support were measured in the survey. Automated prescription records from the year prior to and the year after the survey were linked to data from the survey. Patients received 737 prescriptions for psychotropic drugs during the two-year period under study. Doxepin (20.2 percent), flurazepam (15.2 percent), and diazepam (14.8 percent) were

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“…Definitional expansiveness was the signature of this era, as exemplified by tools consisting of multiple health profiles, each measured by multi-item scales. Development of descriptive generic profiles began in earnest with the Human Population Laboratory, which launched measurement work in physical, mental, and social health (5,10,86). The origins of preference-based measures can be traced to the Health Status Index, which later became the Quality of Well-Being Scale (31).…”

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“…The origins of preference-based measures can be traced to the Health Status Index, which later became the Quality of Well-Being Scale (31). From 1970 to 1981, over 12 different generic tools emerged (5,8,10,15,18,28,31,42,80,83,86,88,109,114). Descriptive profile measures were developed mainly for use in health services research, whereas preference-based measures were designed for use in health planning and priority setting.…”

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HEALTH STATUS ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR ADULTS: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges

McHorney

1999

Annu. Rev. Public Health

280

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Over the past 30 years, health status assessment methods for adults have proliferated. Numerous generic, disease-specific, and preference-based measures now exist that tap diverse aspects of functioning, well-being, symptom states, and subjective perceptions of health. The evolution of the state of the art in adult health status assessment is reviewed. Applications of these tools in health services research, health policy, and clinical practice are discussed. Recommendations are offered for selecting among the armamentaria of tools. Conceptual and methodological challenges that confront instrument users and developers alike are identified and discussed.

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Measurement of Physical Health in a General Population Survey1

Cited by 247 publications

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Predicting public concern regarding toxic substances in the environment.

Predicting public concern regarding toxic substances in the environment.

Medical and psychosocial factors predictive of psychotropic drug use in elderly patients.

HEALTH STATUS ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR ADULTS: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges

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