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| Over the hill and picking up speed: older women of the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health | | Author(s) | Julie Byles |
| Journal title | Special commemorative edition of the Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 18, no 3 Supplement, September 1999 |
| Pages | pp 55-62 |
| Keywords | Older women ; Health [elderly] ; Well being ; Usage [services] ; Over 70s ; Longitudinal surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The aim of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health is to explore the physical, psychological, social and environmental factors that affect the health of women in Australia. The research reported here identifies key issues for women in the oldest cohort (ages 70-75) of the study and highlights issues to be explored longitudinally. A postal questionnaire which included items on health, health-related behaviours and health care use, and social circumstances, was distributed and returned by 12,900 women. Despite the high proportion of women reporting chronic medical conditions and recent symptoms, only 4% of the women rated their health as poor. Scores on the SF-36 health-related quality of life measure indicated that while physical health scores were lowest for the older cohort, mental health scores were higher than for the youngest (18-32 years) and mid-age (45-50) cohorts. In their comments, the older women emphasised the importance of their homes, social support and their active participation in their community as fundamental to their well-being. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991201244 A |
| Classmark | BD: CC: D:F:5HH: QLD: BBK: 3J: 7YA |
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