TY  - JOUR
AU  - Fuchs, Reinhard
A2  - Fuchs, Reinhard
A2  - Heath, Gregory W.
A2  - Wheeler, Frances C.
DB  - BISp
DP  - BISp
KW  - Aktivität, körperliche
KW  - Ernährung
KW  - Gesundheitserziehung
KW  - Lebensführung
KW  - Morbidität
KW  - Prävention
KW  - Sportaktivität
KW  - Sportmedizin
LA  - eng
TI  - Perceived morbidity as a determinant of health behavior
TT  - Wahrgenommene Morbiditaet als Determinante des Gesundheitsverhaltens
PY  - 1992
N2  - It is hypothesized that perceibed morbidity, a concept closely related to perceived vulnerability, is an important determinant of health behaviors. In this cross-sectional study (N = 2740), perceived morbidity was conceptualized as a categorical variable defining six distinct morbidity groups: the hypertension, high cholesterol, angina pectoris, heart attack, stroke and 'morbidity-free' groups. We used analyses of covariance to identify differences in health behaviors between the six groups; the analyses were done separately for middle-aged (40-60 years old) and older (>60 years old) respondents. Results show that perceived morbidity had a significant effect on fat consumption (P<0.001) and on physical activity (P<0.01). In both age ranges, the morbidity-free group had the highest fat consumption; among the middle-aged respondents, the level of physical activity was significantly lower in the morbidity-free group than in the heart attack group. Furthermore, respondents in the high cholesterol group showed consistently a 'better' health behavior than people in the hypertension group. Overall, these results suggest that the concept of perceibed morbidity may be useful in explaining inter-individual differences in health behaviors.       Verf.-Referat
SP  - S. 327-334
SN  - 0268-1153
JO  - Health Education Research
IS  - 3
VL  - 7
M3  - Gedruckte Ressource
ID  - PU199411073988
ER  -