Shuster George F, Clough Dorothy H, Higgins Patricia Grant, Klein Ben J
University of New Mexico College of Nursing, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Geriatr Nurs. 2009 Jan-Feb;30(1):18-27. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2008.03.002. Epub 2008 Dec 3.
The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the relationship between health and health behaviors among elderly Hispanic women who were lifetime U.S. residents. The number of elderly Hispanics is expected to grow faster than any other segment of the population within the United States. A random sample of 132 elderly Hispanic women enrolled in a health maintenance organization participated in this cross-sectional survey of health prevention, promotion, and protection behaviors and dimensions of health as measured by the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36. Results indicated that more than half of this group did not exercise regularly, one fourth did not eat regularly scheduled meals, and many had not participated in health screening. Among the women in this study, those whose lifestyles incorporated the more frequent practice of positive health behaviors also had better scores on 6 of the 8 specific health dimensions measured.
本研究的目的是描述和分析身为美国常住居民的老年西班牙裔女性的健康状况与健康行为之间的关系。预计美国老年西班牙裔人口的增长速度将超过其他任何人口群体。从一家健康维护组织登记的132名老年西班牙裔女性中随机抽取样本，参与了这项关于健康预防、促进和保护行为以及通过医学结果研究简表-36衡量的健康维度的横断面调查。结果表明，该群体中超过一半的人没有定期锻炼，四分之一的人没有按时用餐，而且许多人没有参加过健康筛查。在本研究的女性中，那些生活方式中更频繁地践行积极健康行为的人，在8个特定健康维度中的6个维度上得分也更高。
