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Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
1993
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Graduate Nursing
First Advisor
Kay Foland
Abstract
The objectives of the study are to: 1. Determine if there is a correlation between distance from health care assistance and length of time waited to report a productive cough by elderly frontier people. 2. Determine if there is a correlation between health beliefs as measured by the Health Inventory Questionnaire and length of time waited to report a productive cough by elderly frontier people. 3. Determine if there is a correlation between the ability to do work and length of time waited to report a productive cough by elderly frontier people.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Rural elderly -- Medical care
Health attitudes
Health behavior
Format
application/pdf
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Venhuizen-Matt, Tonya, "Health Beliefs and Health Care Behavior of Frontier People" (1993). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5849.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/5849