By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Letter -- Fresh data on Health Education and Behavior are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Winston Salem, North Carolina, by VerticalNews journalists, researchers stated 'Evaluate similarities and differences in the self-care domain of health lifestyle among older, rural-dwelling women and men. Qualitative analysis of in-depth interview data from 62 community-dwelling older (M=74.3 years) African and European American women and men.'
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research by the authors from the University School of Medicine, 'Both older women and men rely heavily on over-the-counter medications and home remedies for self-care; professional health care is typically sought when self-care is not effective. However, relative to men, women were more knowledgeable about different approaches to self-care, especially home remedies; they used a wider range of self-care activities; and they placed greater priority on self-care over professional health care. The structure of older women's and men's self-care domain of health lifestyle is similar.'
According to the news reporters, the researchers concluded: 'However, there are subtle differences in health lifestyle that are likely embedded in gendered role behavior and may contribute to women's greater health complaints.'
For more information on this research see: Gender and health lifestyle: an in-depth exploration of self-care activities in later life. Health Education & Behavior, 2012;39(3):332-40. Health Education & Behavior can be contacted at: SAGE Publications, USA , 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA. (Sage Publications - www.sagepub.com/; Health Education & Behavior - heb.sagepub.com)
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J.G. Grzywacz, 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States.
The publisher of the journal Health Education & Behavior can be contacted at: SAGE Publications, USA , 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
Keywords for this news article include: Winston Salem, United States, North Carolina, North and Central America, Health Education and Behavior.
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