Depressive symptoms, health promotion, and health risk behaviors
| Autor: | Carla A. Green, Clyde R. Pope |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Health Status Health Behavior 050109 social psychology Service use Health Promotion Risk-Taking Medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Health risk Psychiatry Life Style Depression (differential diagnoses) Depressive symptoms Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Depression 05 social sciences Smoking Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 050301 education Health Services Middle Aged medicine.disease Health Surveys Diet Vaccination Pneumonia Health promotion Female business 0503 education Alcohol consumption |
| Zdroj: | American journal of health promotion : AJHP. 15(1) |
| ISSN: | 0890-1171 |
| Popis: | Objectives. To assess the relationships between history of depressive symptoms and smoking, alcohol consumption, dietary changes, attempts to lose weight or increase exercise, use of health services, and the likelihood of receiving influenza and pneumonia vaccinations, mammograms, and Pap tests. Methods. A survey of randomly sampled members of a large health maintenance organization (n = 5841). Results. Individuals with past depressive symptoms were more likely to smoke cigarettes (despite making more attempts to quit smoking); to drink more alcohol; to attempt to lose weight, increase exercise, reduce fat intake, increase fiber intake; and, for women, to have a mammogram. Conclusions. Individuals with histories of depressive symptoms engage in more positive and negative health behaviors. Additionally, their increased service use provides opportunities to achieve positive health changes and improve treatment outcomes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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