Diseases, health behaviors, psychological health and associated factors among women aged 50-70 years: a cross-sectional study in Hunan Province, China.
Autor: | Nie, Min, Luo, Yang, Meng, Yan-Ting, Fan, Ling, Yue, Jing, Li, Ting, Tong, Chen-Xi |
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PREVENTIVE medicine
DIAGNOSIS THERAPEUTICS PSYCHIATRIC epidemiology HEALTH education FEMALE reproductive organ diseases BREAST diseases ACTIVE aging CROSS-sectional method RESEARCH methodology CHRONIC diseases DISEASES HEALTH status indicators COMMUNITIES MEDICAL screening COMMUNITY health services MENTAL health HEALTH behavior PSYCHOLOGY of women DESCRIPTIVE statistics RESEARCH funding PASSIVE smoking ANXIETY SECONDARY analysis DISEASE management MIDDLE age OLD age |
Zdroj: | Journal of Women & Aging; Mar/Apr2023, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p210-222, 13p, 3 Charts |
Abstrakt: | This cross-sectional study identified 2, 585 women aged 50–70 with certain diseases, health behaviors and psychological health problems among a representative and community-conducted sample of women in Hunan Province of China. It disclosed their poor health status: 51.0% had chronic diseases, 49.6% had gynecopathy, 23.6% had mastopathy, 57.1% failed to avoid secondhand smoke, less than 50% completed periodic health examinations, and 3.1% were anxious. Chronic diseases are expected to be serious health problems in the next 10 years, emphasizing the importance of women discussing their health status. Common diseases should be managed via public health service projects, and free screening and treatment of common diseases should be provided. To enhance women's health knowledge and awareness, targeted health education is necessary in accordance with their physiological and psychological characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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