Association of Social Roles, Health, and Health Behavior of Elderly Women in Croatia
Autor: | Aleksandar Džakula, Sanja Babić Bosanac, Ognjen Brborović, Tea Vukušić Rukavina, Luka Vončina |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Zdroj: | Croatian Medical Journal Volume 48. Issue 5 |
ISSN: | 1332-8166 0353-9504 |
Popis: | Cilj Ispitati povezanost društvene uloge i objektivnog i subjektivnog odnosa prema zdravlju i korištenju zdravstvenih usluga u populaciji žena starijih od 65 godina u Hrvatskoj. Postupci Uporabljeni su podatci Hrvatske zdravstvene ankete (Short Form 36 Health Survey) iz godine 2003. U žena umirovljenica i domaćica starijih od 65 godina analizirane su i uspoređene antropometrijske mjere samoprocjena zdravlja, korištenje zdravstvenih usluga i društvenoekonomsko stanje. Rezultati Krajnji uzorak sastojao se od 791 domaćice i 1151 umirovljenice. Domaćice su imale veći opseg pojasa (98.44±13.9 vs 96.49±13.5, P=0.002, t test) i viši sistolički krvni tlak (152.88±25.2 vs 147.79±22.8, P Aim To explore the association between the social role and objective and subjective health measures and use of health care services in the population of women older than 65 years in Croatia. Methods We used the data from the 2003 Croatian Adult Health Survey (Short Form 36 Health Survey). Two sub-populations, retired women and housewives aged over 65 years, were analyzed and compared according to anthropometric measures, health self-assessment, utilization of health care services, and socioeconomic status. Results The final sample consisted of 791 housewives and 1151 retired women. Housewives had larger waist circumference (98.44 ± 13.9 vs 96.49 ± 13.5, P = 0.002, t test) and higher systolic blood pressure (152.88 ± 25.2 vs 147.79 ± 22.8, P |
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