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| The effects of socioeconomic status on participation in care among middle-aged and older adults |
| Author(s) | Jacqueline C Wiltshire, Velma Roberts, Roger Brown |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 21, no 2, March 2009 |
| Pages | pp 314-335 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Economic status [elderly] ; Patients ; Health services ; Information needs ; General practitioners ; Communication ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The effects of socioeconomic status (education and poverty) on seeking health information and subsequent use of this information during the medical encounter is assessed. Data on 19,944 adults aged 45+ were drawn from the 2000-2001 Household Component of the US Community Tracking Study (CTS), a nationally representative survey of non-institutionalised individuals. Higher levels of education were associated with a greater likelihood of seeking health information and mentioning information to physicians. The poor and near poor were significantly less likely to seek health information to the physician. These findings underscore the importance of education in the acquisition and use of health information by middle-aged and older adults. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090701210 A |
| Classmark | F:W: LF: L: UV:IK: QT6: U: 3F: 7T |
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