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Chinese health beliefs of older Chinese in Canada
Author(s)	Daniel W L Lai, Shireen Surood
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 21, no 1, February 2009
Pages	pp 38-62
Source	http://www.sagepublications.com
Keywords	Chinese people ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Alternative medicine ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	The cultural health beliefs held by older Chinese in Canada were examined. Chinese surnames were randomly selected from local telephone directories in seven Canadian cities. Telephone screening was then conducted to identify eligible Chinese people aged 55+ to take part in a face-to-face interview to complete a structured survey questionnaire. The results of exploratory factor analysis indicate that the health beliefs of older Chinese in Canada are loaded onto three factors related to beliefs about traditional Chinese medicine, and beliefs about preventive diet. Education, religion, country of origin, length of residency in Canada, and city of residency are the major correlates of the various Chinese health beliefs scales. The findings support previous knowledge about Chinese health beliefs and illustrate the intra-group sociocultural diversity that health practitioners should acknowledge in their practice. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-090806202 A
Classmark	TKL: F: CC: LK3: DP: 3F: 7S
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