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We used to say "Zei gezunt!" (Be well!)
— do American Jews still exhibit distinctive health behaviours? | | Author(s) | Gail Gaisin Glicksman, Allen Glicksman |
| Journal title | Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, vol 29, nos 2-3, April-September 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April-September 2017 |
| Pages | pp 97-104 |
| Source | http://tandf.com |
| Keywords | Jewish [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A survey that included a representative sample of 3,219 older adults aged 60 and above living in the Philadelphia area was used to determine whether health status and health behaviours of older Jews differed from that of non-Jews. The survey included questions about health status and health behaviours as well as sociodemographic characteristics. Responses of self-identified Jews, Catholics and Protestants were compared. With only two exceptions there were no differences between Jews and non-Jews on questions about health status. In regard to health behaviours, Jews were more likely to follow standard recommendations such as seeing their physician on a regular basis or yearly screenings for certain cancers. The study completed stepwise regressions with measures of socioeconomic status entered first and then Jewish status, as socioeconomic status was closely associated with health outcomes. Being Jewish continued to explain differences in health behaviours even when controlling for socioeconomic status. The study also looked at the relation between attending religious services and health behaviours. Self-rated health was correlated with attendance for Protestants and for Catholics but was not correlated with self-rated health for Jews. All findings suggest the need for further study of the reason for the relation of health behaviour to being Jewish. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171020216 A |
| Classmark | F:TKS: CC: DP: 7T |
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