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标题：Interpersonal and Background Influences on Health Promotion of Older Rural Adults
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作者：Donna J. Plonczynski ; Ping Yao ; Jessica Hartman 等
期刊名称：Journal of Rural Community Psychology
出版年度：2012
卷号：E15
期号：1
出版社：American Psychoanalytic Association
摘要：Using data from rural communities in Utah, we examine resources that condition the likelihood of rural residents facing an extended hospital stay to anticipate receiving help from family or friends watching their house, running errands, lending money, providing transportation, and giving emotional support. We contrast the experiences of veterans with their community peers. The strongest and most consistent pattern in the findings suggests that community attachment is a key predictor of anticipated support. Veteran status alone is not indicative of anticipated help-seeking behaviors, yet veterans with higher levels of resources tend to have more family support available to them. This was particularly true of veterans with high levels of community attachment. Disadvantaged rural veterans seem to be particularly vulnerable to isolation from support and should continue to be a concern for health services delivery.promote self-efficacy for physical activity in order to positively impact the health and well-being of this growing and at-risk population.