Socio-demographic factors and self-reported funtional status: the significance of social support

Koukouli, Sofia; Vlachonikolis, I G; Philalithis, Αnastas

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-2-20

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“…Psychosocial factors in patients' health have become the focus of study in the last decade, especially social support (Gazmararian, Baker, Parker, & Blazer, 2000;Hellman & Stewart, 1994;Koukouli, Vlachonikolis, & Philalithis, 2000). Low levels of support have been associated with lower physical functioning in elderly people.…”

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The Meaning of Health: Perspectives of Anglo and Latino Older Women

McCarthy

Ruiz²,

Gale³

et al. 2004

Health Care for Women International

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This qualitative study, utilizing the dimensional analysis approach, was conducted to generate a substantive theory about the description and meaning of functional health from the perspectives of older Anglo and Latino women. Through focus group interviews with older Anglo and Latino women and data analysis, the investigators learned that the women's perceptions of functional health were vastly different. As planners and providers, we usually are trained in a health culture that is predominantly based on White, middle-class values. This ethnocentrism can act as a barrier leading us to disregard the notion that concepts such as health are not universally perceived. Findings from this study may enable us to achieve a closer approximation of the real experiences of our clients and to sensitize us to different world views.

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The Meaning of Health: Perspectives of Anglo and Latino Older Women

McCarthy

Ruiz²,

Gale³

et al. 2004

Health Care for Women International

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“…Estudos demonstram que fatores sócio-demográficos como idade, sexo, arranjo familiar e educação têm influência sobre a capacidade funcional do idoso 11,12 .…”

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A influência das doenças crônicas na capacidade funcional dos idosos do Município de São Paulo, Brasil

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“…Much is known about the medical care, especially inpatient and outpatient hospital care of older persons, and that factors like age, health problems and socio-economic conditions influence the utilisation of inpatient hospital care [6,7]. Hospital-at-home care has also been the subject of several studies [8-10].…”

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The medical care of patients with primary care home nursing is complex and influenced by non-medical factors: a comprehensive retrospective study from a suburban area in Sweden

Modin

Furhoff

2004

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background: The reduced number of hospital beds and an ageing population have resulted in growing demands for home nursing. We know very little about the comprehensive care of these patients. The objectives were to identify the care, in addition to primary health care, of patients with primary-care home nursing to give a comprehensive view of their care and to investigate how personal, social and functional factors influence the use of specialised medical care.

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Socio-demographic factors and self-reported funtional status: the significance of social support

Abstract: Background: The aim of the present work was to investigate the relative importance of sociodemographic and physical health status factors for subjective functioning, as well as to examine the role of social support.

Cited by 72 publications

References 41 publications

The Meaning of Health: Perspectives of Anglo and Latino Older Women

The Meaning of Health: Perspectives of Anglo and Latino Older Women

A influência das doenças crônicas na capacidade funcional dos idosos do Município de São Paulo, Brasil

The medical care of patients with primary care home nursing is complex and influenced by non-medical factors: a comprehensive retrospective study from a suburban area in Sweden

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