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Validity of the SF-12 in a Canadian Old Order Mennonite Community

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2013
To assess the validity of the Physical and Mental Component Summary scores (PCS-12 and MCS-12) of the SF-12 Health Survey (SF-12) in an Old Order Mennonite (OOM) community in Ontario, Canada. Most SF-12 validation studies have focused on general populations or clinical groups.
Kathryn Fisher, K. Bruce Newbold
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Dietary Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Serum Cholesterol in an Old Order Mennonite Community. [PDF]

American Journal of Public Health, 1998
OBJECTIVES: Dietary and coronary heart disease risk factors in Old Order Mennonite men and women were examined. METHODS: A food frequency questionnaire was mailed to 250 Mennonites who had participated in a previous study of coronary heart disease risk factors. RESULTS: Mennonites consumed a diet high in total fat, saturated fats, and cholesterol. Men
M Trevisan
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Clinical Conundrum: Polyhydramnios as a Marker for a Fetal Genetic Syndrome in the Canadian Old Order Mennonite Population

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2022
A 35-year-old woman was referred to genetics for 2 soft markers but was also found to have polyhydramnios. The couple were Old Order Mennonite, and carrier testing allowed for targeted investigation of syndromes associated with polyhydramnios in this population.
Janine, Hutson, Victoria Mok, Siu, C Anthony, Rupar   +2 more
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Tradition and Transition: Amish Mennonites and Old Order Amish, 1800-1900

Annals of Iowa, 1992
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Experiences of Amish and Old Order Mennonite Families in Providing Foster Care for Children

Families in Society
This inductive, exploratory research project used thematic analysis to examine the experiences of Amish and Old Order Mennonite (Plain Anabaptist) foster parents in providing foster care to mainstream (non-Plain) children, including factors related to children’s trauma and disabilities, discipline, and families’ perceptions of support from their ...
Jeanette Harder
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Cardiovascular risk factor status of an Old Order Mennonite community.

The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 1993
The Old Order Mennonites are members of rural farming communities whose religious and cultural traditions pervade their dietary and health practices. These cloistered Christian communities often present special challenges to primary care physicians unfamiliar with the Mennonite way of life. Anecdotal descriptions of Mennonite customs suggest heightened
A, Michel, M, Glick, T C, Rosenthal, M, Crawford   +3 more
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On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren

Contemporary Sociology, 2003
Jeff Gingerich, Donald B. Kraybill, Carl F. Bowman   +2 more
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HEALTH STATUS AND THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN A CANADIAN OLD ORDER MENNONITE COMMUNITY

2012
This thesis presents the results of a study exploring the health status and health determinants in two farming groups in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Old Order Mennonites (OOMs) and non-OOM farmers. Physical health and mental health are examined, and Canada’s 12 health determinants (excluding genetics) are included in the analysis.
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The health beliefs of Old Order Mennonite women in rural Ontario, Canada.

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore women's health issues in a closed, ethno-religious Old Order Mennonite (OOM) community in rural Ontario, Canada.This is the first time that conservative OOM women from this community, who speak Pennsylvania Deutsch, a High German dialect, have participated in health research.The theoretical framework
Ewa M, Dabrowska, Judy, Bates
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Old Order Mennonites: rituals, beliefs, and community

Choice Reviews Online, 2001
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