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How do you measure trust in the health system? A systematic review of the literature
Ozawa, Sachiko; Sripad, Pooja - In: Social Science & Medicine 91 (2013) C, pp. 10-14
trust content area framework, where we identified that honesty, communication, confidence and competence were captured …People's trust in the health system plays a role in explaining one's access to and utilization of medical care …, adherence to medications, continuity of care, and even self-reported health status. Yet it is not easy to find trust measures …
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Short horizons and obesity futures: Disjunctures between public health interventions and everyday temporalities
Warin, Megan; Zivkovic, Tanya; Moore, Vivienne; Ward, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 128 (2015) C, pp. 309-315
This paper examines the spatio-temporal disjuncture between ‘the future’ in public health obesity initiatives and the embodied reality of eating. Drawing upon ethnographic fieldwork in a disadvantaged community in South Australia (August 2012–July 2014), we argue that the future oriented...
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Social exclusion, deprivation and child health: a spatial analysis of ambulatory care sensitive conditions in children aged 0–4 years in Victoria, Australia
Butler, Danielle C.; Thurecht, Linc; Brown, Laurie; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 94 (2013) C, pp. 9-16
Victoria, Australia, and secondly to explore the relationship of ACSC hospitalisations with socio-economic disadvantage using a … variation in the geographical distribution of the relationship between ACSCs and socio-economic disadvantage, with both indexes … and workforce supply, detect additional small area variation in child health outcomes. This research has important …
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Socioeconomic position and physical activity among women in Melbourne, Australia: Does the use of different socioeconomic indicators matter?
Cleland, Verity; Ball, Kylie; Crawford, David - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 10, pp. 1578-1583
This study aimed to identify which indicators of socioeconomic position (SEP) are independently associated with leisure-time physical activity among women. In 2005, women (n = 1166; 18–65 years) from Melbourne, Australia, reported their own (education, occupation, income), their partner's...
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Does neighborhood deprivation modify the effect of preterm birth on children's first grade academic performance?
Richards, Jennifer L.; Chapple-McGruder, Theresa; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 132 (2015) C, pp. 122-131
Children's cognitive development and academic performance are linked to both fetal and early childhood factors, including preterm birth and family socioeconomic status. We evaluated whether the relationship between preterm birth (PTB) and first grade standardized test performance among Georgia...
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Changes in self-perceived economic satisfaction and mortality at old ages: Evidence from a survey of middle-aged and elderly adults in Taiwan
Lee, Miaw-Chwen; Huang, Nicole - In: Social Science & Medicine 130 (2015) C, pp. 1-8
Experiencing a low socioeconomic status (SES) throughout the life course has been reported to be correlated with poor health outcomes. Several studies have suggested that income, wealth, and perceptions of economic status are associated with increased risk of death among elderly people. Few...
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Social determinants and psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander adults in the Australian state of Victoria: A cross-sectional population based study
Markwick, Alison; Ansari, Zahid; Sullivan, Mary; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 128 (2015) C, pp. 178-187
(odds ratio (OR) = 2.56, 95% confidence interval; 1.67–3.93). Controlling for SES, negative perceptions of the residential …
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Household and neighborhood conditions partially account for associations between education and physical capacity in the National Health and Aging Trends Study
Samuel, Laura J.; Glass, Thomas A.; Thorpe, Roland J.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 128 (2015) C, pp. 67-75
Socioeconomic resources, such as education, prevent disability but are not readily modifiable. We tested the hypothesis that household and neighborhood conditions, which may be modifiable, partially account for associations between education and physical capacity in a population-based sample of...
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Socioeconomic status, John Henryism and blood pressure among African-Americans in the Jackson Heart Study
Subramanyam, Malavika A.; James, Sherman A.; Diez-Roux, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 93 (2013) C, pp. 139-146
John Henryism connotes a strong behavioral predisposition to engage in effortful, active coping with difficult social and economic stressors. This behavioral predisposition is measured by the 12 item John Henryism Scale for Active Coping (JHAC). The John Henry hypothesis predicts that the...
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Is breast truly best? Estimating the effects of breastfeeding on long-term child health and wellbeing in the United States using sibling comparisons
Colen, Cynthia G.; Ramey, David M. - In: Social Science & Medicine 109 (2014) C, pp. 55-65
Breastfeeding rates in the U.S. are socially patterned. Previous research has documented startling racial and socioeconomic disparities in infant feeding practices. However, much of the empirical evidence regarding the effects of breastfeeding on long-term child health and wellbeing does not...
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