Gender Differences in Participation and Responsiveness to a Health Intervention for Older Americans

Women increasingly outnumber men in the US population (Arber & Ginn, 1993), but most research has been conducted with men (Stacey & Olesen, 1988). The purpose of this study was to determine whether older men and women differ in their participation rates and in their responsiveness to a healt...

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Published in:Women & health 1997-01, Vol.25 (3), p.63-81
Main Authors: Gallagher, Ruth A., Miller, Claudine, Cronan, Terry A., Groessl, Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged - psychology
Arthritis
Care and treatment
Disease
Elderly
Elderly Women
Female
Health
Health care
Health Education
Health maintenance organizations
Health Services - utilization
Humans
Illnesses
Life
Lifetime
Male
Males
Medical sector
Medical service
Men - psychology
Old age
Older people
Osteoarthritis - rehabilitation
Patient Education as Topic
Patient Participation
Preventive medicine
Public health
Sex Differences
Sex Factors
Sexes
Social Support
Statistics
Treatment Compliance
Treatment Programs
United States
Women - psychology
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Summary:Women increasingly outnumber men in the US population (Arber & Ginn, 1993), but most research has been conducted with men (Stacey & Olesen, 1988). The purpose of this study was to determine whether older men and women differ in their participation rates and in their responsiveness to a health intervention. Three hundred sixty-three health maintenance organization members with osteoarthritis, 60 years of age or older, were randomly assigned to a control group or to receive social support, education, or a combination of education and social support. Of the 363 randomly assigned members, 245 completed all of the follow-up assessments. Men and women volunteered in proportion to their representation in the osteoarthritis population. Although the genders differed in several ways, the interventions were equally effective for men and women, and the study results applied to both genders.
ISSN:0363-0242
1541-0331
DOI:10.1300/J013v25n03_05