A META-ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG STRESS, SOCIAL SUPPORTS, AND ILLNESS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

TOWERS, JANE FORD.

Contributor:

University of Pennsylvania.

Subjects (All):

Public health.

0573.

Local Subjects:

0573.

Physical Description:

133 pages

Contained In:

Dissertation Abstracts International 45-07B.

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Summary:

A meta-analysis of studies investigating the relationship (1) between stress and illness, and (2) among stress, illness, and social supports was conducted on 45 samples obtained through Medlars II and The Social Science Bibliographic Review which were published from 1958 to the present. A strong statistical relationship between psychosocial stress and the onset of illness was demonstrated which would require a large number of fugitive studies to refute the findings at the .05 level of significance. The relationship of social support as an intervening variable in the stress/illness relationship approached, but did not reach the .05 level of significance. The meta-analytic process proved a practical method for combining a cohort of related health studies to elucidate their implications for health professionals and the general public in the area of education for health promotion and disease prevention. The implications for health professions education drawn from the findings are discussed.

Notes:

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-07, Section: B, page: 2126.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 1984.

Local Notes:

School code: 0175.

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