title: A proactive approach to aging well for women over 45.
abstract: This paper reports on an exploratory two-group, pre- and posttest design study, which employed data triangulation with a convenience sample (n = 120) of women over 45 years aged between 45 and 83 years, living and/or working within the South East Sydney and Illawarra areas of New South Wales. Sixty-nine women recorded the Health Check Log (HCL) (33 were health professionals) to assess and monitor their health over 12 months. The majority found the HCL greatly assisted in monitoring and maintaining their health, and the analyses of the SF-36 health survey suggest that women 45 years and over may benefit by regular use of the HCL.
authors.affiliation: Health & Ageing Research Unit, South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Area Health Service, War Memorial Hospital, Waverley, Australia. june.sheriff@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: June N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Sheriff
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chenoweth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health