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- Title
Factors Associated with Preventive Health Behaviors among Older Adults in the U.S.
- Authors
Lee, Yoon G.
- Abstract
Using the 2008 Health and Retirement Study (HRS), this study examined preventive health behaviors of older individuals aged 65 and above, while identifying the demographic characteristics of older Americans who were more likely to demonstrate preventive health behaviors. The results show that older individuals with preventive health behaviors had higher levels of socio-economic status such as higher household net worth and higher educational attainment than those without preventive health behaviors. There existed a gender difference in health preventive behaviors, indicating that female elderly were more likely to exhibit the preventative health care behaviors than male elderly. Findings of this study can provide implications for educators and policy makers within an aging society.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PREVENTIVE health services for older people; OLDER people; SOCIAL status; RETIREMENT; HEALTH policy; HEALTH
- Publication
Journal of Asian Regional Association for Home Economics, 2016, Vol 23, Issue 3, p99
- ISSN
1027-880X
- Publication type
Article