title: A comparative analysis of the health beliefs of older black males and females.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in the health beliefs of older Black males and females. The sample consisted of 66 respondents, 39 females and 27 males. The six variables measured in this study were current health perceptions, health concerns, resistance-susceptibility perceptions, health outlook and rejection of the sick role. The Health Perceptions Questionnaire (HPQ) developed by Ware (1976) and a demographic profile were utilized to collect data. The HPQ is a self administered instrument, consisting of 32 questions which are designed to obtain information relative to an individual's beliefs about various aspects of his/her health status. Internal consistency coefficients of the HPQ ranged from 0.70 to 0.92. Descriptive statistics were utilized to describe the sample. One-way analysis of variance was utilized to test each hypothesis. Results revealed rejection of all six hypotheses at p < 0.05 level.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Femea
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012803:Sick Role; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*