Modifiable characteristics of a healthy lifestyle and chronic health conditions in older adults with or without serious psychological distress, 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Lisa McGuire (), Tara Strine, Stephanie Vachirasudlekha, Lynda Anderson, Joyce Berry and Ali Mokdad

International Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 54, issue 1, 84-93

Abstract: Older adults with SPD have a similar pattern of engagement in health behaviors, healthy weight, and use of preventive services compared to those without SPD despite reporting worse health status and presence of multiple chronic health conditions. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2009

Keywords: Aging; Health behaviors; Behavioral risk factor surveillance system; Mental health; Serious psychological distress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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