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Network composition and health behaviors among older Samoan women
Author(s)	Lené Levy-Storms, James E Lubben
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 18, no 6, December 2006
Pages	pp 814-836
Source	http://www.sagepublications.com
Keywords	Older women ; Ethnic groups ; Health [elderly] ; Preventative medicine ; Social contacts ; Family care ; Friend care ; Correlation ; Polynesia.
Annotation	The way in which kin and non-kin social support networks influence health behaviours among older Samoan women is explored. 290 Samoan women aged 50+ were interviewed for this cross-sectional survey. Using separate logistic regressions, each health behaviour was regressed on age and kin and non-kin social support networks, controlling for background characteristics and health status. In multivariate analyses, higher scores on kin increased the likelihood of never salting food, getting screened for diabetes in the past year, and having had a mammogram in the past 2 years, whereas higher scores on non-kin increased the likelihood of exercising at all and ever trying to lose weight. Kin networks positively affect mostly chronic disease-related health behaviours, whereas non-kin networks positively affect mostly lifestyle-related behaviours. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070124203 A
Classmark	BD: TK: CC: LK2: TOA: P6:SJ: P6:SX: 49: 7YP
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