The relationship of community quality to the health of women and men

Molinari, Carol; Ahern, Melissa M.; Hendryx, Michael

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(98)00114-2

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“…Men with more positive perceptions of their neighbourhood's physical attributes (in terms of roads, parks, traffic conditions, neatness etc) was linked with better self-rated health. These results are similar to those of Molinari et al (1998) who found a relationship between perceived environmental problems and men's, and again not women's, physical, mental or functional health.…”

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“…Molinari et al (1998) speculate that men's greater participation than women in occupations that expose them to the physical environment may serve to 'sensitize' men to concerns in their physical surroundings. In Canada, the vast majority of those employed in trades, transportation, construction, manufacturing and primary industry are men (Statistics Canada, 2003).…”

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The health of employed women and men: work, family, and community correlates

Muhajarine

Janzen

2006

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Research into clarifying the relationship between social roles and health has increasingly focused on studying the particular circumstances in which occupying multiple roles may enhance or diminish well-being. This study examined the association between a general measure of well-being-selfrated health-and the perceived quality of work, family and community in a sample of employed urban-dwelling Canadians in a mid-size city, and whether the nature of the association differed for men and women. Few gender differences were found in the perceived quality of work, family and community. However, men and women differed significantly in the specific type of quality measures associated with general health. For women, satisfaction with one's partner/spouse and in the money available to meet basic family needs had a stronger association with self-rated health. For men, the significant correlates were satisfaction with family relationships (other than one's partner) and the community physical environment. For both women and men, a more socially cohesive community was associated with better self-rated health.

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The health of employed women and men: work, family, and community correlates

Muhajarine

Janzen

2006

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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“…Men differ in the importance given to different aspects of the environment. For instance, physical quality of the neighborhood was reported to be more important for men whereas women are more affected by social aspects of the area (Molinari et al 1998). Men spend less time at home, in the residential area and may use different spaces and facilities of the neighborhood.…”

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The influence of area-level education on body mass index, waist circumference and obesity according to gender

Boing

Subramanian

2015

Int J Public Health

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“…We postulated the development of an empowerment scale would facilitate understanding of what empowerment is, and the ways it is achieved by cancer patients. A study of the components of empowerment could give credibility to the belief that empowerment is an important aspect of patients' coping strategies (Molinari, Ahern, & Hendryx, 1998;Zaza, Sellick, & Hillier, 2005). A scale to measure empowerment could be used to identify persons in need of help in becoming empowered, as well as the most efficacious strategies.…”

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Development of a Cancer Related Patient Empowerment Scale Using the Polytomous Rasch Measurement Model

Bulsara¹,

Styles²

2013

CCO

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Aims and objectives: A scale to measure empowerment amongst cancer patients was developed in order to understand and quantify empowerment amongst cancer patients. Background: Within the field of cancer research, understanding the ways in which cancer patients gain control over their illness can be an important factor in helping patients reduce anxiety and maintain a reasonable quality of life. Design: The Patient Empowerment Scale was developed from a set of markers identified from the literature on empowerment and self-efficacy and from interviews with patients. Methods: The Polytomous Rasch Measurement Model was selected as the most appropriate means of examining the psychometric properties of the scale items, and of investigating how cancer patient respondents interacted with each statement. Results: Items from the initial 28-item scale were refined using the results from the Rasch analysis to form the final 15-item scale. The Person Separation Index of 0.78 indicated an acceptable degree of reliability. Conclusion: The results indicate the scale has acceptable psychometric properties which may be enhanced by the development of more intense items to better measure patients with high levels of empowerment and thereby increase the reliability of their measures.

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The relationship of community quality to the health of women and men

Cited by 78 publications

References 26 publications

The health of employed women and men: work, family, and community correlates

The health of employed women and men: work, family, and community correlates

The influence of area-level education on body mass index, waist circumference and obesity according to gender

Development of a Cancer Related Patient Empowerment Scale Using the Polytomous Rasch Measurement Model

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