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Analysis of Factors Influencing Health Literacy of Older Adults by Applying the Anderson Model
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Eungyeong Kim – Educational Gerontology, 2024
This study attempted to identify the level of health literacy among older adults by applying the Andersen model and analyzing the factors affecting this level. We used the nationwide secondary data from the 2021 Korea Community Health Survey. Data obtained from 74,492 older adults aged 65 years or more were analyzed using the t-test, Pearson's…
Descriptors: Health, Knowledge Level, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
General Health and Depression Outcomes Related to Cumulative Indicators of Unmet Social Determinant of Health Needs for College Students
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Johnson, Kaprea F.; Brookover, Dana L.; Borden, Ne'Shaun – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2022
Unmet social determinants of health (SDOH) needs impact college students' general and mental health, however research is lacking in the cumulative impact of unmet SDOH needs. Utilizing a cross-sectional research design, researchers investigated SDOH, depression, and mental and general health with college students (N = 301). Thirty-seven percent of…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Needs, Health Needs, Social Influences
A Population Study of Health Status among Sexual Minority Older Adults in Select U.S. Geographic Regions
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Dai, Hongying; Meyer, Ilan H. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Objective: This study seeks to examine the health disparities of sexual minority older adults. Method. We used a probability sample of adults older than 50 years in select U.S. regions from the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System with administration of the sexual orientation question (n = 350,778). Binary and…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Older Adults, Health, Chronic Illness
Effects of School Shootings on Risky Behavior, Health and Human Capital. Working Paper 28634
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Deb, Partha; Gangaram, Anjelica – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2021
In this paper, we examine the impact of school shootings on the human health and capital outcomes of middle and high school student survivors as adults in their twenties and early thirties. Our data on school shooting events is from a recent, comprehensive database of school shootings compiled by the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The…
Descriptors: Violence, Risk, Student Behavior, Health
Characterizing Stressors and Modifiable Health Risk Factors among Homeless Smokers: An Exploratory Pilot Study
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Kendzor, Darla E.; Reitzel, Lorraine R.; Businelle, Michael S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
This pilot study was conducted to explore the associations between stressors related to homelessness and modifiable health risk factors (poor diet, insufficient physical activity, and overweight/obesity) and to provide direction for future research. Participants (N = 57) were homeless adults enrolled in a smoking cessation program. Analyses were…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Risk, Homeless People, Smoking
2017 Disability Statistics Annual Report. A Publication of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics
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Kraus, L.; Lauer, E.; Coleman, R.; Houtenville, A. – Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, 2018
The "2017 Disability Statistics Annual Report" presents statistics to address the following types of questions: (1) How many people with disabilities live in the United States; (2) What is the percentage of people with disabilities in different age groups; (3) What is the percentage of people with disabilities for different types of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Statistics, Annual Reports, Demography