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Family, Health, and Adolescence

Psychosomatics, 2004
The present research examined the correlations between types of family relationships and adolescents' beliefs about their own health. "Healthy" adolescents (N=765) completed both the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control questionnaire and Olson's scale assessing family cohesion and adaptability.
Nicolas, Zdanowicz   +2 more
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Health as a Family Affair

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
Despite the substantial burden borne by informal caregivers, our society has only recently recognized that our conception of illness as solely an individual experience is too narrow. Acknowledgment of illness’s effects on families suggests a better approach to care.
Eve, Wittenberg, Lisa A, Prosser
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FAMILY HEALTH VERSUS FAMILY PLANNING

The Lancet, 1973
Abstract The Ministries of Health for countries throughout the world are struggling for effective programmes to alleviate the mounting population crush with its staggering health needs. The family-planning efforts as well as nutrition supplementation programmes have seen little success in areas where total family health needs are not met in their ...
W L, Berggren, G, Berggren
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Family Health Assessment

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional, 1993
A family health assessment tool that focused on the family as the unit of care was developed. The tool adapted Gordon's 11 functional health pattern typology and categorized data using interview, observation, and measurement methods.
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Family Health

Medical Care, 1987
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which members of families have similar and interrelated health behavior. Utilization and morbidity data from more than 80,000 ambulatory visits by 693 families enrolled in a prepaid health plan for 6 consecutive years were examined using family membership as the major unit of analysis.
E, Schor   +3 more
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Family age in the epidemiology of family health

Social Science & Medicine. Part A: Medical Psychology & Medical Sociology, 1978
Abstract A method is set forth whereby a variable(s) may be derived which reflects the age composition of families. This variable(s) may then be used as an independent variable(s) in a regression analysis with a measure of family health status or a social measure as the dependent variable.
H A, Sprague, J T, May
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Mental Health and the Family

New England Journal of Medicine, 1954
ON a superficial appraisal, the United States appears to be an extremely family-minded nation. Americans tend to become sentimental and even misty-eyed whenever the topic of the family or motherhood comes up. Mass mediums of communication — the motion pictures, television, press and magazines — are heavily loaded with family content, especially with ...
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Exploring families’ experiences of health: contributions to a model of family health

Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2017
Child health and developmental outcomes are influenced by the health of the family and the context created. Research suggests symptoms of poor family health (e.g. suboptimal family interactions, parenting stress) yet there is limited understanding of the factors which contribute to robust family health which may unveil opportunities for targeted ...
Sarah L, Smith   +6 more
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