Determinants of health-related hardiness among urban older African-American women with chronic illnesses.
Holist Nurs Pract
; 13(3): 62-70, 1999 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-10418387
ABSTRACT
A systematic probability sample of 100 community-living older African-American women with chronic illnesses was evaluated during clinic visits to an urban safety-net hospital to explore health and demographic factors predictive of health-related hardiness (HRH). Questionnaires on HRH, function, self-assessed health, morbidity, health behavior, and selected demographics were used for collection of data. Multiple linear regression analyses ascertained that years of education and function explained 20% of the variance in HRH. Findings raise issues regarding validity of HRH prediction models and the cultural appropriateness of current methods of assessing HRH in older African-American women.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Personalidad
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Población Urbana
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Mujeres
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Negro o Afroamericano
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Anciano
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Adaptación Psicológica
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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Actitud Frente a la Salud
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Enfermedad Crónica
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Control Interno-Externo
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Holist Nurs Pract
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos