dc.contributor.author | Tay, Joseph | |
dc.contributor.author | Kelleher, Cecily | |
dc.contributor.author | Hope, Ann | |
dc.contributor.author | Barry, Margaret M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse | |
dc.contributor.author | Sixsmith, Jane | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-11T16:37:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-11-11T16:37:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-01-26 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tay, J. B., Kelleher, C. C., Hope, A., Barry, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health and quality of life in rural communities: findings from the Agriproject in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 58(11), 904-911. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1470-2738 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/2319 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To examine the influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health, quality of life, and perceived opportunities for change (as one measure of empowerment) in rural Irish communities.
Design: Pooled data from cross sectional surveys two years apart.
Setting: Respondents in four randomly selected rural district electoral divisions with a population size of between 750 and 2000.
Participants: 1738 rural dwellers aged 15-93, 40.5% men, interviewed at two time points.
Main outcome measures: Determinants of self rated health (SRH), quality of life (QOL), and perceived opportunities for change, rated on a closed option Likert scale and assessed in multivariate logistic regression models.
Main results: Overall 23.8% of the sample reported poor SRH, 22.2% poor QOL, and 50.1% low perceived opportunities for change. Low financial security and dissatisfaction with work were each significantly associated with poor SRH (OR = 1.96 (1.50 to 2.56) and 1.54 (1.11 to 2.14)), with poor QOL (OR = 2.04 (1.56 to 2.68) and 1.87 (1.34 to 2.61). Concern about access to public services was significantly predictive of SRH (OR = 1.47 (1.11 to 1.94)) rather than access to health care (that is, hospital and GP services). There were distinct sex specific patterns and a generational effect for educational status in men. Variables associated with social networks and social support were less strongly predictive of SRH and QOL when economic measures were accounted for.
Conclusion: Inter-relations between indicators of health status, wellbeing, and deprivation are not well studied in rural communities. Material deprivation has a direct influence on both health status and quality of life, although immediate sources of support are relatively well preserved. | en_US |
dc.format | application/pdf | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMJ Group | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | Quality of life | en_US |
dc.subject | Self rated health | en_US |
dc.subject | Irish rural communities | en_US |
dc.subject | Health Promotion | en_US |
dc.title | Influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health and quality of life in rural communities: findings from the Agriproject in the Republic of Ireland | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.local.publishedsource | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2002.006643 | en_US |
dc.description.peer-reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.funder | Health Promotion Unit, Department of Health and Children | en_US |
dc.contributor.funder | Health and Safety Authority | en_US |
dc.contributor.funder | Medical and Scientific Committee of the Freemasons of Ireland | en_US |
dc.contributor.funder | Health Research Board of Ireland | en_US |
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