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Bueno, David. "The relationship between income, health status, and health expenditures in the United States." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65780.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2011.
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The relationship between income and health has important implications for policy makers and businesses, and will continue to receive attention as healthcare reform takes hold in the U.S. Most existing literature looks at the relationship between income and either health status or health expenditures in isolation. However, in this research, we take advantage of the wealth of data available in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS) to answer two important, related questions regarding the income-health relationship for U.S. adults. First, we seek to determine how much sicker are poorer people than richer people (if at all), both in their perception and in actual terms. Second, we seek to determine if a poorer person is likely to consume more or less care than a richer person for given level of health or condition. To answer the first question, we start by examining the relationship between family income and health status using multiple regression techniques. For both perceived health and actual health, we find a curvilinear relationship between income and health, with diminishing returns associated with membership in successively higher-income groups. Depending on the status metric, the associated health benefits of membership in highincome cohorts tend to flatten once income reaches approximately 500-600% of the federal poverty level (FPL). We also find that marginal income at low income levels tends to be more strongly associated with reduced probability of poor health than increased probability of strong health. Regardless of the dependent variable chosen, we find that the shape of the relationship between income and health status is the same once we normalize the coefficients. Perceived and actual health are strongly related, although some of our results indicate that poorer people may be more pessimistic about their health than richer people. We find similar trends when we examine the relationship between income and health expenditures using the MEPS data. In this case, however, the diminishing returns associated with membership in higher-income cohorts are more accelerated, and the associated reductions in spending for membership in successive cohorts above 200-300% FPL are not significantly different from zero. When we add controls for health status, however, we find that the wealthiest members of the population are most likely to have the highest spending on healthcare, although not drastically so. In addition, we find the poorest members of the population do not have a tendency to overconsume care relative to their level of health.
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SACKOR, PHANTA SOKO. "Caregiver Status and Self-Reported Health Status Among African American." ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1323.

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African American women (AAW) are at a high risk for type 2 diabetes, a debilitating and potentially fatal disease for which there is no cure. The purpose of this study was to extend the research of Mosca et al. (2012) by examining the relationship between caregiver status and self-reported health status for AAW 18 years or older diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The chronic care model (CCM) provided the theoretical framework for this study. The CCM promoted routine care for patients with chronic illnesses to migrate from acute care to proactive, planned, and risk-based protocols. A binomial logistic regression investigated the relationship between caregiver status, categorized as paid or unpaid, and self-reported health status, which was dichotomized as either good to excellent health or poor to fair health. There was a statistically significant relationship between primary caregiver status and self-reported health status among AAW diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes after controlling for age, education, and marital status (p < .004). Based on the fitted binomial logistic regression model, there were 186 cases of AAW with type 2 diabetes; having a paid caregiver was associated with a lower odds of having good to excellent health (OR = 0.294). About 12.3% of the variance in self-report health status was attributable to caregiver status. Overall, 82.6% of predictions were accurate. Nearly all participants required frequent assistance from a caregiver in the preceding 12 months. These findings suggest a critical need for healthcare service providers to educate caregivers as a means to deliver post-acute care to AAW diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, consistent with the CCM.
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Sackor, Phanta Soko. "Caregiver Status and Self-Reported Health Status Among African American." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1300.

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African American women (AAW) are at a high risk for type 2 diabetes, a debilitating and potentially fatal disease for which there is no cure. The purpose of this study was to extend the research of Mosca et al. (2012) by examining the relationship between caregiver status and self-reported health status for AAW 18 years or older diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The chronic care model (CCM) provided the theoretical framework for this study. The CCM promoted routine care for patients with chronic illnesses to migrate from acute care to proactive, planned, and risk-based protocols. A binomial logistic regression investigated the relationship between caregiver status, categorized as paid or unpaid, and self-reported health status, which was dichotomized as either good to excellent health or poor to fair health. There was a statistically significant relationship between primary caregiver status and self-reported health status among AAW diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes after controlling for age, education, and marital status (p < .004). Based on the fitted binomial logistic regression model, there were 186 cases of AAW with type 2 diabetes; having a paid caregiver was associated with a lower odds of having good to excellent health (OR = 0.294). About 12.3% of the variance in self-report health status was attributable to caregiver status. Overall, 82.6% of predictions were accurate. Nearly all participants required frequent assistance from a caregiver in the preceding 12 months. These findings suggest a critical need for healthcare service providers to educate caregivers as a means to deliver post-acute care to AAW diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, consistent with the CCM.
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Welle, Derek John. "Health care in the United States: How the determinants of health insurance status differ across regions." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29229.

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Using a nationally representative sample of individuals across all fifty United States from the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS), this research explores differences in the incidence and predictors of health insurance status across region (i.e. West, Midwest, South, and Northeast) for individuals age 18 and older. The data suggests that: 1) Individuals from the Northeast are the most likely to have some form of health insurance, while individuals from the South are the least likely; 2) The factors which influence health insurance status are relatively similar across all regions, though they often differ substantially in magnitude; 3) In some cases region can play a significant role in determining the type of insurance an individual has (i.e. Public versus Private). Policy makers will find these results useful to target specific factors within regions that may prove to increase the number of insured individuals. Furthermore, researchers may choose to use this paper as a current reference and starting point for further in-depth analysis on targeted factors within specific regions.
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Deacon, Claire Helen. "The health status of construction workers." Thesis, University of Port Elizabeth, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/326.

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The construction industry is considered to be an extremely dangerous working environment, and therefore the health status of construction workers needs to be considered prior, during and on leaving the industry. Occupational hazards relative to the construction worker are well researched internationally; however few countries undertake routine medical surveillance to identify the health status of the construction worker relative to these hazards. Employers have a higher duty of care to identify workers who could be a risk at work from non-occupationally related conditions such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Work could exacerbate these conditions, leading to absenteeism, poor performance and eventually leaving the industry due to ill health. The dissertation explores, inter alia: the risks to which workers are exposed; the legal aspects; relevant literature regarding medical surveillance, and the use of a medical surveillance instrument used to determine the health status of 142 construction workers who consented to participate in the study. The methodological approach used in this study was a quantitative descriptive design, more specifically, using a randomised cross-sectional survey design. The instrument used to determine health status included a full medical, occupational and social history, as well as a physical examination undertaken by Occupational Health Nursing Practitioners (OHNs). Findings indicate that most construction workers believe they are healthy. However only a small percentage of construction workers did not require referral for further investigation and / or treatment.
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Chau, Ka-yee. "Health status of Chinese medicine users." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36887110.

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Au, Tat-kuen Gerald. "Expectant fatherhood status, stress and health." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1989. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29653629.

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Chau, Ka-yee, and 周嘉儀. "Health status of Chinese medicine users." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B39723938.

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De, Agostini Paola. "Nutrition, health and socio-economic status." Thesis, University of Essex, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.446003.

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Forbes, Angela Jayne. "Personality, social support and health status." Thesis, University of York, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.298328.

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Kwok, Timothy Chi Yui. "Health status of older Chinese vegetarians." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/29478.

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Fraser, Simon Charles Alexander. "Health status measurement in surgical practice." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/19763.

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In the last hundred years, improved social conditions and advances in medical science has rendered previously fatal conditions curable. Modern surgical practice is now too complex to be measured by mortality and morbidity alone. Subjective, patient derived outcome measures are slowly gaining influence in other fields. Health status, or Quality of Life (QoL), measurement has not been widely adopted in surgical practice. To test the hypothesis that Health status measures, scientifically applied, provide important additional information to the surgeon, the techniques were applied to three diverse areas of surgical practice as models for broader application. Chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer patients Chemotherapy has little effect on survival in patients with advanced breast cancer. UICC response and toxicity criteria are used to measure outcome and QoL measurement is a rarity. Using a diary developed to make QoL measurement simpler, a randomised trial was mounted to compare QoL scores in patients receiving two regimens of differing toxicity. Psychological screening for Non Specific Abdominal Pain Patients with Non Specific Abdominal Pain (NSAP) are significant consumers of surgical resources but a psychological contributor is often suspected. In a prospective study, 131 patients aged 14-40 admitted with acute abdominal pain were assessed using the General Health-30 (GHQ) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) questionnaires, and a structured interview. Health status after minor surgery Fifty seven general surgical patients having day-surgery completed three questionnaires, the NHP the HAD scale and the GHQ before surgery and after 6 months. A success was reported by 78%, improved health by 64% and improved QoL by 69%.
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McElhone, Sinead. "Adolescent body fatness and health status : The Young Hearts Project." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272328.

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Ghaed, Shiva Geneviève. "Subjective social status, socioeconomic status and health following acute coronary syndrome." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2008. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3303504.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University, 2008.
Title from first page of PDF file (viewed June 12, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-81).
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Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang. "Family caregiving experience and health status among Chinese in the United States." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/279876.

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It is estimated that by 2025 the Asian population in the United States will be over 40 million; it will represent nearly 10% of the total U.S. population. Currently Chinese immigrants are the largest Asian group and constitute 22.6% of all Asian immigrants. With the Chinese immigrant population growing steadily, the Chinese elderly population will increase in the future. Historically, "Hsiao" (filial piety in English), rooted in Confucianism, teaches Chinese people to pay respect to living parents and provides rules for culturally defined intergenerational relationships and family caregiving, and putting family needs above individual interests. Among the Chinese, family caregiving is perceived as a duty, obligation, responsibility, and cultural virtue. The purpose of the study was to test a theoretical model specifying how factors including subjective beliefs of traditional filial obligation, subjective feelings about role requirements, perceived burdens, perceived rewards and use of coping affect Chinese caregivers' health in the United States. The aim of this study was to understand how caregivers' cultural background and the appraisal of family caregiving affect caregivers' well-being. Data from 137 caregivers were used to describe sample profile and for model testing. The original model failed to explain the data adequately. Two revised models were developed. Results suggest that data fit better with physical health, as indicated by CFI = .91 and the χ²/df ratio = 2.9, than mental health model, as indicated by CFI = .90 and the χ²/df ratio = 3.5. Findings suggest caregivers' beliefs of traditional filial obligation is a primary predictor for caregivers' physical health. Caregivers' subjective beliefs of traditional filial obligation affect caregivers' physical health not only directly but also indirectly. Implications for nursing research, practice, education and theory construction, and policy making were addressed. Limitations and recommendations for research design and interpretation of model fit were described. Further studies are needed to compare differences in cultural influences among different ethnic groups, identify effective coping style and test the effect of intervention caregivers' health.
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Conard, Mark Wayne Haddock C. Keith. "The effects of obesity and smoking status on the health status of congestive heart failure patients." Diss., UMK access, 2005.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Dept. of Psychology. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2005.
"A dissertation in psychology." Advisor: C. Keith Haddock. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed June 20, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-113). Online version of the print edition.
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Lee, Sangtak. "The Relationship Between Perceived Health, Health Attitudes, and Healthy Offerings for Seniors at a Family Restaurant." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42760.

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Personal health can influence all aspects of customer behavior and this influence is more manifest within the senior market segment. Health issues also greatly impact the restaurant industry. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate how health status and health attitude influence family restaurant selection criteria. In order to measure selfrated health status and health attitude for seniors, the Health Perceptions Questionnaire(HPQ) and the Perceived Health competence Scale (PHCS) were used. Most senior participants reported that health-related family restaurant selection criteria and food price were important when they select a family restaurant. Also, while the HPQ and the PHCS were not correlated with food price in the family restaurant industry, the overall results of this study revealed that health status and health attitude for seniors were positively correlated with health-related family restaurant selection criteria. This reflects that offering healthy meals on menus is more important for senior customers with a high level of health condition or health attitude than other senior customers. The results also showed that healthy senior customers who have a positive health attitude are willing to pay more money for their healthy menu items. Therefore, in order to maximize their profits, managers and operators of family restaurants need to keep creating healthy items for their menus and promote those items to the segment of the senior market which has a high level of health condition or health attitude.
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Lucas, Robyn Marjorie. "Socioeconomic status and health : exploring biological pathways /." View thesis entry in Australian Digital Theses, 2003. http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20060426.095241/index.html.

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Lucas, Robyn Marjorie, and robyn lucas@anu edu au. "Socioeconomic status and health: exploring biological pathways." The Australian National University. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, 2004. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20060426.095241.

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The cross-sectional Biomarkers Study was undertaken in Canberra, Australia (2000-2002) to examine the role of psychosocial factors in the socioeconomic health gradient, via physiological changes consequent upon activation of the neuroendocrine stress response.¶ The study population was derived from healthy 40-44 year old men and women already participating in a longitudinal cohort study. Using data from the cohort study, four groups with similar occupational status were formed. The study sample was randomly selected within these groups, thus representing the socioeconomic spectrum.¶ A pilot study involved 60 participants with blood and saliva samples measured on two occasions. A further 302 people had blood and saliva samples taken on one occasion. Socioeconomic status was measured by occupational code and status, personal and household income, education and perceived position in the community and in Australia. Psychosocial and behavioural factors, including job strain, job security, coping style, anxiety, depression, optimism, self-esteem, sense of belonging and trust, social support, smoking, exercise and alcohol intake were assessed by selfreport. Five biological parameters: plasma fibrinogen, glycated haemoglobin, waisthip ratio, serum neopterin and salivary IgA were measured as outcome variables.Three hypotheses were tested:¶ 1. There is a socioeconomic gradient in measures of psychosocial stress, and of psychological resilience.¶ 2. There is a socioeconomic gradient in biological measures that have a plausible¶ association with future disease. 3. Psychosocial factors mediate the demonstrated association between socioeconomic status and the biological measures.¶ Data analysis confirmed a socioeconomic gradient in some psychosocial and behavioural variables: economic strain (r=-0.44, p<0.001), job demands (r=0.45, p<0.001), job control (r=0.26, p<0.001), active coping style (r=0.28, p <0.001), sense of optimism (r=0.24, p<0.001), social capital (r=0.26, p<0.001), job security (r=0.17, p=0.002), job marketability (r=-0.16, p=0.005), sense of belonging (r=0.22, p<0.001), number of adverse life events (r=-0.13, p=0.01) and positive interaction with family and friends (r=0.20, p<0.001 ), vigorous physical activity (r=-0.16, p=0.002), alcohol consumption (r=0.30, p<0.001) and smoking status (r=-0.25, p<0.001). There was no socioeconomic gradient in anxiety, depression, neuroticism, hostility, locus of control, self-esteem, perceived stress or mental health (SF-12). Four of the five biological markers varied with socioeconomic status: plasma fibrinogen (female (F): r=-0.26, p=0.002, male (M) r=-0.08, p=0.30), glycated haemoglobin (F: r=-0.23, p=0.01, M: r=-0.11, p=0.17), waist-hip ratio (F: r=-0.19, p=0.03, M: r=-0.27, p<0.001), serum neopterin (F: r=-0.21, p=0.009, M: r=-0.04, p=0.56), salivary IgA (F: r=-0.07, p=0.38, M: r=0.004, p=0.97). A more adverse biological profile was associated with lower socioeconomic status. Work characteristics, coping style, smoking and exercise were particularly important mediators of the association between the biological markers and socioeconomic status. Particular psychosocial factors were consistent mediators of the association between specific biomarkers and socioeconomic status (with little variation for different measures of socioeconomic status). However, the particular psychosocial factors providing significant mediation varied for the different markers.¶ In this sample of healthy 40-44 year olds, four out of five biological markers showed moderate socioeconomic variation with a more favourable profile associated with higher SES. The data provide limited support for the importance of psychosocial factors in the socioeconomic health gradient.
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Graham, Linda. "Occupational status and health in Nova Scotia." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0001/MQ36450.pdf.

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Curtis, Lori. "The health status of mothers and children." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0002/NQ42840.pdf.

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Aspelin, Johanna. "Employment status, gender and self-reported health." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för arbets- och folkhälsovetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-16997.

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Cranley, Nikki. "FTI Network Discover, Health, and Status Monitoring." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/605909.

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ITC/USA 2010 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Sixth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 25-28, 2010 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California
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Mathew, Sony. "Health status assessment methodology for electronic hardware." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2507.

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Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2005.
Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Rashed, Shifa Rahman. "Health status in Bangladesh : a critical review /." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21981802.

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Salguero, Carlos A. "Effects of Socioeconomic Status on the Health." Thesis, Kean University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10682535.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if any relationship exists between low socioeconomic status (SES) and poor physical health. Thirty (n = 30) participants ages 11 and 12 were chosen for this study. Fifteen participants (n = 15) were from the high SES group and fifteen participants (n = 15) were from the low SES group. Each student underwent a battery of tests that were conducted using TriFit 700. TriFit 700 is an interactive software that allows students to perform different physical tests for which they were assigned a score. The 4 different tests were the bicep curl test (strength), sit-and-reach test (flexibility), body composition assessment (body fat percent), and 1 mile walk/run test (cardiovascular assessment). After completion of these tests, each student was also assigned an overall health score. A MANOVA test was run to determine how the participants in the low SES category and the high SES category compared in each of the areas tested. There was no statistical difference between the two groups in the strength category, the flexibility category, percentage of body fat category or the overall health score. This study did find, however, that a statistical significance exists between the two groups in the VO2 max category. The higher SES group outperformed the low SES group at p < .0083.

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Maeser, Donna Lee. "In-home health care and hospitalization status." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1202.

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The purpose of the study was to describe the relationship between in-home health care services for elderly patients who were recently discharged from inpatient care and re-hospitalization rates. The design was descriptive and the hypothesis was that the provision of in-home health care services would mitigate a decline in the health status, of an elderly patient, following discharge from inpatient care and prevent re-hospitalization.
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Boyer, Susan Thomas. "The Status of Preschool Training in School Psychology Programs in The United States /." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487933648647938.

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Singh, Sumitra. "Health status and health needs of orphan children of Kathmandu Nepal." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources. Restricted: contains 3rd party material and therefore cannot be made available electronically, 2009. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=53383.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Aberdeen University, 2009.
With: Health status and health needs of the orphan children of Kathmandu Nepal : the findings of the pilot study / S. Sing, Edwin R. Van Teijlingen, P. Simkhada. Stupa Journal of health services. 2007: 3, 1-2. With: Health status and health needs of orphan children of Kathmandu Nepal / S. Sing, P. Simkhada, Edwin R. Van Teijlingen. Journal of Nepal Heath Research Council. 2007: 5, 2. Includes bibliographical references.
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Rosenberg, Shirit Chaia-Rivka. "Disability, physical activity, health, health status and chronic diseases in adults." Thesis, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3704483.

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There is a great deal of concern regarding the levels of physical inactivity in people with disability, which is more prevalent than in the general population. Inactivity in individuals with disabilities can lead to higher rates of chronic diseases and obesity and vice versa. Moreover, disability is increasing in middle-aged adults while decreasing among older adults. This purpose of this dissertation was to: 1) evaluate the prevalence of disability across the lifespan, 2) to examine the relationships between disability (DA), physical activity (PA), and factors associated with them, and 3) to look at the trends in these factors to understand the patterns occurring in middle-aged adults compared with older adults.

Data analyzed for this dissertation were collected as part of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) conducted between 2003 and 2011. Measures included DA, PA, chronic diseases, sociodemographics, health risk behaviors, and health status.

In our first study, we found that respondents categorized as disabled or functionally limited reported less PA, more chronic diseases, and poorer health behaviors than those categorized as able bodied. There was a higher prevalence of DA in the middle-aged and older adults compared to younger adults. Individuals with lower incomes and those with chronic diseases were more likely to be classified as having a disability compared to individuals with higher incomes and individuals without chronic disease. Our second study showed that middle-aged people were less likely to meet physical activity recommendations compared with older adults. Having a DA and being in poor health were strongly associated with not meeting the PA recommendations. In our third study, we found all the age groups showed an increase in functional limitation and DA over time. Further, among all age groups there was an increase in meeting aerobic recommendations over time. Our studies showed that DA and functional limitation are strongly associated with unhealthy behaviors and chronic diseases and poorer health. Moreover, middle-aged and older adults showed similar results in DA and PA recommendations. Given that physical inactivity has the potential to reduce disability, prevent chronic disease and enhance health, greater public health attention to what is warranted.

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Tomasulo, Greg. "The Relationship of Abuse to Women’s Health Status and Health Habits." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1103233433.

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Trice, Amanda. "Self-Reported Health Status and Perceptions of Health Across Age Cohorts." Xavier University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1459455856.

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Tomasulo, Gregory C. "The relationship of abuse to women's health status and health habits." Ohio : Ohio University, 2004. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1103233433.

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Szende, Agota. "Equity in health and health care in Hungary : health status, finance, and delivery of health care." Thesis, University of York, 2003. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14056/.

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Boles, Brian Nelson. "An examination of relationships among indicators of socioeconomic status, health status, and selected health care utilization for fund allocation /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq21255.pdf.

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Jia, Haiou. "An investigation of the effect of dental status on nutritional status in patients with oral cancer /." Thesis, McGill University, 2004. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=81344.

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Objective. To investigate the effect of dental status on nutritional status in oral cancer patients. Method. A prospective study design was initially conducted on a group of post-therapeutic oral cancer patients. However, the level of compliance was low, so to ensure fullest use of the data, analyses were performed assuming a cross-sectional study design. Nutritional, dental and clinical information were analyzed at two time periods: evaluation one was at 1-6 months, and evaluation two was at 7-12 months post-therapy. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to evaluate the relationship between dental and nutritional status. Results. 44 subjects participated in evaluation one and 40 participated in evaluation two. Analyses showed that edentulism was a significant predictor for most nutritional indicators adjusting for age, gender, and C-reactive protein. Conclusion. Edentulous oral cancer patients demonstrated significantly poorer nutritional status than fully and partially dentate patients.
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Gherbrehiwet, Tesfamicael. "Lay logic : health conceptions, perceived health status , health locus of control, health value and health behaviour of Eritrean immigrants." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.294691.

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Schultz, Susan E. "An exploration of the socioeconomic status--health status gradient in Ontario, results from the 1990 and 1996 Ontario health surveys." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ58756.pdf.

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Beauvais, Janet E. "Health status on Canadian Indian reserves 1971-1984." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61789.

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Caron-Nerny, Lucy. "The relationship between children's perceptions of health and their sibling's health status /." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=63926.

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Zhang, Yun. "Influence of Spouses’ Health Status on the Health Behavior of Older Adults." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338316694.

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Mark, Sean. "Vitamin D status and recommendations to improve vitamin D status in Canadian youth." Thesis, McGill University, 2010. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=92287.

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Little is known regarding the vitamin D status of Canadian youth. Our objectives were: (i) to describe the vitamin D status of Québec youth using a representative sample; (ii) examine the relative contributions of diet, physical activity and fat mass to the variance in plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D{25(OH)D}, the best biomarker of vitamin D status; and (iii) examine the influence of household income and food insecurity on the intakes of dietary vitamin D, calcium and dairy foods.
To describe vitamin D status, we used data from a cross-sectional survey representative of Québec youth aged 9, 13 and 16, the Québec Child and Adolescent Health and Social Survey (QCAHS). For the second objective, 159 youth, aged 8-11 whose parents (at least one) were obese or had the metabolic syndrome were used for cross-sectional analysis in the Québec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY). Fat mass was measured using Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) and physical activity was assessed by accelerometer. Finally, we analyzed data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), a sample of 8960, 9-18-year-olds representative of Canadian youth for whom a single 24 hour dietary recall, measured height and weight, sociodemographic and information on food insecurity were available.
Greater than 90% of youth had sub-optimal vitamin D levels {plasma 25(OH)D < 75 nmol} at the end of winter and beginning of spring in both the QUALITY and QCAHS study. In the QCAHS study, older youth had a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency {25(OH)D < 27.5 nmol} (> 10%) than younger youth and girls from low income households had lower plasma 25(OH)D concentrations. In the QUALITY study, milk consumption and physical activity had modest associations with plasma 25(OH)D corresponding to 2.9 nmol/L and 2.1 nmol/L higher plasma 25(OH)D per standard deviation increase in these exposures, respectively. In the CCHS study, we found evidence that milk intake was being displaced by sweetened beverages amongst low income boys and food insecure girls.
Population wide measures to increase dietary vitamin D intake should be examined in Canadian youth.
Il y a peu de connaisances concernant le statut vitamin D des jeunes Canadiens. Nos objectifs étaient de: (i) décrire le statut vitamin D des jeunes Québécois en utilisant un échantillon représentatif; (ii) examiner la contribution de la diète, l'activité physique et l'adiposité a expliquer la variance du 25-hydroxyvitamin D, {25(OH)D.}, le meilleur biomarqueur du statut vitamine D; et (iii) examiner l'influence du statut socio-économique et l'insécurité alimentaire sur le consommation des produits laitiers, du calcium et de la vitamine D alimentaire.
Pour décrire le statut vitamine D on a utilisé les données transversales d'un échantillon représentatif des jeunes Québecois agés de 9, 13 et 16 ans. Pour le deuxième objectif, 159 jeunes, âgés 8-11 ans avec des parents (au moins un) qui étaient obèses ou avaient le syndrome métabolique etaient utilisés pour une analyse transversale dans l'étude Québec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY). Le tissu adipeux a été mesuré avec le dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) et l'activité physique était mésurer par accéléromètre. Finalement, on a utilisé des données du Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), un échantillon de 8960 jeunes, agés de 9-18 ans qui avaient un rappel alimentaire de 24 heures, le poids et la taille mesuré, l'information sociodémograhique et le statut de sécurité alimentaire.
Dans l'étude QUALITY et le QCAHS plus de 90% des jeunes avaient un statut de vitamine D sub-optimal {plasma 25(OH)D < 75 nmol} à la fin de l'hiver et au début du printemps. Dans l'étude QCAHS, les adolescents avaient une prévalence de déficience de vitamine D élevé {25(OH)D < 27.5 nmol} (> 10%) et les filles venant des foyers défavorisés avait des niveaux de vitamine D plus bas. Dans l'étude QUALITY, un augmentation d'un écart-type de la consommation du lait et l'activité physique était associée avec une augmentation du niveau de vitamin D de 2.9 nmol/L and 2.1 nmol/L respectivement. Dans l'étude CCHS nous avons remarqué que les garçons de milieux défavorisés et les filles avec une insécurité alimentaire consommaient moins de lait et le lait étaitremplacé par les breuvages sucrés.
Des mesures pour augmenter la consommation de vitamine D parmi les jeunes Canadiens devraient être examinées.
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Wirnsberger, Ruth Margarethe. "Quality of life and health status in sarcoidosis." [Maastricht : Maastricht : Universiteit Maastricht] ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 1999. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=8565.

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Franke, Sebastian. "Partnership status, health and mortality : protection or selection?" Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2018. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3022914/.

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McFadden, Emily Charlotte. "Socioeconomic status and health : a prospective population study." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.608415.

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Davies, Charlotte. "Health status of the European lobster, Homarus gammarus." Thesis, Swansea University, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.678401.

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Hull, George Lawrence James. "Dietary Nɛ - (carboxymethyl)lysine intake, status, and health." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.679251.

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(Carboxymethyl)lysine (CML) is one of the best characterised advanced glycation-endproducts (AGEs) and is frequently used as a marker of AGE formation in foods and plasma. Nɛ-(Carboxyethyl)lysine (CEL), is also an AGE and is the homolog of CML. The focus of this research was to expand the current knowledge on dietary AGE intakes and plasma AGE status (using CML and CEL as makers of AGE formation); examining how they correlate with nutritional, biological and physical markers relating to human health. CML and CEL were found in a wide range of commonly consumed foods with cereal products and fruit and vegetables containing the highest and lowest levels, respectively for both CML and CEL. There was no significant correlation found between dietary AGE intake and plasma AGE status in healthy volunteers. Plasma AGE status was not significantly correlated with the biological and physical markers investigated in this study in either the healthy volunteers or subjects with diabetes.
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Scharpf, Tanya Pollack M. S. "Functional Status and Quality in Home Health Care." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1112905040.

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Wang, Hao. "Screening multi-omics biomarkers for suboptimal health status." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2021. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2431.

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Background Suboptimal health status (SHS) is an intermediate health status between ideal health and diseases. It is characterized by chronic fatigue, perception of health complaints and a cluster of physical symptoms lasting for more than three months. SHS is recognised as a subclinical, reversible stage of chronic diseases. Objectives Study I. To investigate the prevalence of SHS in a cross-sectional study. Study II. To screen transcriptomic biomarkers for SHS in a case-control study. Study III. To screen metabolomics biomarkers for SHS in a case-control study. Materials and Methods Study I. A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2017 to November 2017. SHS questionnaire-25 was used to assess the SHS levels of the participants. Study II. The RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq)-based transcriptome analysis was firstly conducted on buffy coat samples collected from 30 participants with SHS and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Study III. The liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)- based untargeted metabolomics analysis was conducted on plasma samples collected from 50 SHS participants and 50 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Result In Study I, a total of 4839 Chinese university students enrolled in this study. The prevalence of SHS was 8.39%, with the prevalence of 6.57% among males and 9.60% among females. The multivariate logistic regression results showed that SHS was significantly associated with age (Odd ratio (OR) = 1.193, P = 0.019), female (OR = 1.437, P = 0.002), sleep duration (OR = 0.609, P < 0.001), insomnia symptoms (OR = 1.238, P < 0.001), anxiety symptoms (OR = 1.025, P = 0.019), and depression symptoms (OR = 1.082, P < 0.001). In study II, transcriptome analysis identified a total of 46 differentially expressed genes, in which 22 transcripts were significantly increased and 24 transcripts were decreased in the SHS group. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analysis revealed that several biological processes were related to SHS, such as ATP-binding cassette transporter and neurodegeneration. A combination of transcripts can distinguish SHS individuals from the healthy controls with a sensitivity of 83.3%, a specificity of 90.0%, and an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.938. In study III, metabolomics analysis identified a total of 24 significantly altered metabolites as the candidate biomarkers for SHS. Pathway analysis revealed that sphingolipid metabolism, taurine metabolism, and steroid hormone biosynthesis are the disturbed metabolic pathways related to SHS. A combination of four metabolic biomarkers (sphingosine, pregnanolone, taurolithocholate sulfate, cervonyl carnitine) can distinguish SHS individuals from the controls with a sensitivity of 94.0%, a specificity of 90.0%, and an AUC of 0.977. Conclusion SHS is prevalent in Chinese university students. Older age, female, insomnia, depression, and anxiety symptoms are risk factors for SHS, while longer sleep duration is a protective factor for SHS. Blood transcripts and metabolites are valuable biomarkers for SHS identification. These findings suggest the potential utility of SHS-related transcriptomic and metabolomic biomarkers for the Predictive, Preventive, and Personalized Medicine (PPPM) of chronic diseases.
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Sackor, Phanta S. "Caregiver Status and Self-Reported Health Status Among African American Women Suffering From Type 2 Diabetes." Thesis, Walden University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3715102.

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African American women (AAW) are at a high risk for type 2 diabetes, a debilitating and potentially fatal disease for which there is no cure. The purpose of this study was to extend the research of Mosca et al. (2012) by examining the relationship between caregiver status and self-reported health status for AAW 18 years or older diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The chronic care model (CCM) provided the theoretical framework for this study. The CCM promoted routine care for patients with chronic illnesses to migrate from acute care to proactive, planned, and risk-based protocols. A binomial logistic regression investigated the relationship between caregiver status, categorized as paid or unpaid, and self-reported health status, which was dichotomized as either good to excellent health or poor to fair health. There was a statistically significant relationship between primary caregiver status and self-reported health status among AAW diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes after controlling for age, education, and marital status (p < .004). Based on the fitted binomial logistic regression model, there were 186 cases of AAW with type 2 diabetes; having a paid caregiver was associated with a lower odds of having good to excellent health (OR = 0.294). About 12.3% of the variance in self-report health status was attributable to caregiver status. Overall, 82.6% of predictions were accurate. Nearly all participants required frequent assistance from a caregiver in the preceding 12 months. These findings suggest a critical need for healthcare service providers to educate caregivers as a means to deliver post-acute care to AAW diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, consistent with the CCM.

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