Ebook Exploring Health Behavior in Older Black Women
I never imagined that completing this dissertation would become so much a part of my life; but then I never imagined it would take 10 years to complete it either. I would like to both acknowledge and thank those individuals who have been supportive along the way of this very long and often emotionally challenging journey.
CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 OLDER ADULTS
1.2 WOMEN AND AGING
1.3 AGE, INCOME, EDUCATION, MARITAL STATUS, AND
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
1.3.1 Age
1.3.2 Education
1.3.3 Income
1.3.4 Marital Status/Living Arrangement
1.4 BIAS AND INEQUALITY IN HEALTH CARE
1.5 PERCEPTIONS OF CARE
1.6 HEALTH STATUS
1.7 RELEVANCE OF CURRENT STUDY TO SOCIAL WORK
2.0 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 CHRISMAN HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
2.1.1 Symptom Definition
2.1.2 Illness-Related Shifts in Role Behavior
2.1.3 Lay Consultation and Referral
2.1.4 Treatment Actions
2.1.5 Adherence
2.2 SUMMARY
3.0 THE BLACK HELPING EXPERIENCE: TRADITIONS AND NORMS
3.1 CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND NORMS
3.1.1 Health, Spirituality and Religion
3.1.2 Exchange and Caregiving
3.1.3 Self-Care
3.2 RESEARCH ON HELP-SEEKING, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND HEALTH CARE
3.3 SUMMARY
4.0 METHODOLOGY
4.1 THE PARENT STUDY: THE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT UNIT (GAU) STUDY
4.2 THE SUPPLEMENTAL STUDY: HEALTH BEHAVIORS OF OLDER
BLACKS
4.2.1 The Interview Instrument and the Interviews
4.3 THE DISSERTATION: EXPLORING HEALTH BEHAVIOR IN
OLDER BLACK WOMEN
4.3.1 Key Concepts
4.3.2 Content Analysis
4.3.3 Quantitative Data Analysis
4.4 RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY
4.5 HUMAN SUBJECT CONCERNS
4.6 SUMMARY
5.0 STUDY RESULTS
5.1 THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY POPULATION
5.2 SELF-RATED HEALTH STATUS
5.2.1 Demographic Characteristics and Self-Rated Health Status
5.2.2 Predicting Self-Rated Health Status
5.3 HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR: THE CHRISMAN MODEL
5.3.1 Symptom Definition
5.3.2 Illness-related Shifts in Role Behavior
5.3.3 Lay Consultation and Referral
5.3.4 Treatment Actions
5.3.4.1 Informal Treatment Actions
5.3.4.2 Formal Treatment Actions.
5.4 SUMMARY
6.0 DISCUSSION
6.1 INTERPRETATION OF MAJOR FINDINGS
6.1.1 Demographic Characteristics
6.1.2 Self-Rated Health Status
6.1.3 Health Beliefs
6.1.4 Application of the Chrisman Model of Health-Seeking Behavior
6.1.4.1 Symptom Definition
6.1.4.2 Illness-shifts in Role Behavior
6.1.4.3 Lay Consultation and Referral
6.1.4.4 Treatment Actions
6.1.4.5 Adherence
6.2THE UTILITY OF THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
6.2.1 Strengths
6.2.2 Limitations
6.3 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
6.4 IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
6.5 FUTURE RESEARCH
6.6 CONCLUSION
APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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