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Factors of nutritional health-seeking behaviors: findings from the Georgia centenarian study
Author(s)	Mary Ellen Quinn, Mary Ann Johnson, Leonard W Poon
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 9, no 1,, February 1997
Pages	pp 90-104
Keywords	Nutrition ; Young elderly ; Over 70s ; Centenarians ; United States of America.
Annotation	Health-seeking behaviours are described by Harris and Guten (1979) as any behaviour of an individual that promotes, protects or maintains one's health, regardless of actual or perceived health status. The purpose of this study was to determine if nutritional health-seeking behaviour (Bausell, 1986) comprised one or more factors for older adults. Participants were in their 60s, 80s and 100 years or older. Exploratory factor analysis indicated that nutritional health-seeking behaviour items formed two factors: avoid (i.e., avoiding unhealthy nutritional behaviour) and seek (i.e., attempting or seeking healthy nutritional behaviour). Multiple regression analysis revealed that risk factors for poor nutritional health-seeking behaviours in older adults included advanced age, low economic resources, and male gender. Protective factors included the personality factors of self-discipline, enthusiasm, sensitivity, and warmth. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980407211 A
Classmark	CF: BBA: BBK: BBT: 7T
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