New Directions in Health Psychology AssessmentHarold E. Schroeder Taylor & Francis, 1991 - 177 pages This work offers the results of a meeting held at the Applied Psychology Center of Kent State University in 1987 to examine current methods and future proposals in the assessment of what family, social and work factors contribute to the health of people and communities. Amongst the topics covered are how to assess quality of life, family behaviour with regard to health, the assessment of health risks associated with work and how the physical environment affects children's health. |
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Contents
Contributors ix | 11 |
Assessment of Quality of Life for Setting Priorities in Health | 11 |
Conclusion | 20 |
Family Systems and Health Behaviors | 27 |
Family Variables and Family Health Behavior | 33 |
Family Stress and Adaptation | 48 |
Some General Hypotheses | 79 |
Goal Systems Equals Lifestyle | 86 |
Dimensionalizing the Work Environment | 101 |
Dimensions of the Work Setting that Are Likely to Impact | 107 |
An Overview of Methodological Issues in Detecting and Assessing | 114 |
The Role of the Physical Environment in the Health and WellBeing | 127 |
Interrelations of Environmental Characteristics | 146 |
Community Needs Assessment | 159 |
Future Directions | 169 |
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Qualität, Wirtschaftlichkeit und Erfolg von Krankenhäusern: Analyse der ... Martin Dietrich No preview available - 2005 |