The Cardiff Health Survey. The relationship between smoking habits and beliefs in the elderly.
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Biomedical subjects
M Charny
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The Cardiff health survey: teaching survey methodology by participation.
Medical students were taught survey methodology by participating in all phases of a large community survey. The survey examined health beliefs, knowledge and behaviour in a sample of 5150 people drawn from the electoral register of the City of Cardiff. The study achieved several educational objectives for the medical students: they met well people in their own homes and had an opportunity to get to know a community; by taking part in a study from the initial phases to the conclusion they could appreciate the context of the theoretical teaching they were being given concurrently in their undergraduate course; they learnt to analyse raw data and produce reports; and they gained insights into the health knowledge, behaviour, attitudes and beliefs of a population. In addition, the survey produced a substantial quantity of valuable data which staff and students are analysing and intend to publish.
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Attitudes of the fit elderly to health issues compared with younger people.
This study examined the habits and attitudes of a group of elderly fit people in relation to health when compared with younger individuals in order to ascertain whether or not a 'successful' group in terms of longevity and morbidity differs from the rest of the adult population. Fit elderly people were, in general, less likely to adhere to standard guidelines for healthy eating than their unfit counterparts or younger age groups.
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