Health promotion and senior women with limited incomes.
Health promotion is increasingly being recognized as making an important contribution to the well-being of Canada's seniors. Most research relating to this topic, however, has focused on middle-income senior men and women. An exploratory study using ethnographic methods was conducted to explore and describe the health promotion experience of senior women living on limited incomes. Interviews with a total of 11 urban senior women living on limited incomes were analyzed. A major finding of this study was that the women utilized a wide variety of "ways of living" that are presented in the model, Health Promotion as Self Nurturance. Health promotion was perceived to be influenced by living on a limited income by most participants; however, 3 of the participants believed that their health status and income level were unrelated. Findings are discussed and implications for community health nurses are offered.
Morris
H M
HM
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Kerr
J C
JC
Wood
M J
MJ
Haughey
M
M
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002170:Canada; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D016387:Women's Health