Chapter 1 Sociology and health promotion Health, risk and consumption under late modernism Roger ... more Chapter 1 Sociology and health promotion Health, risk and consumption under late modernism Roger Burrows, Sarah Nettleton and Robin Bunton INTRODUCTION During the last few decades inordinate attention has been paid to the promotion of'healthy'living. This has come from ...
... Alan Petersen is Professor in Sociology of Health and Illness at the University of Plymouth. ... more ... Alan Petersen is Professor in Sociology of Health and Illness at the University of Plymouth. Robin Bunton is Reader in Social Policy, University of Teesside. Page 3. Page 4. The New Genetics and the Public's Health Alan Petersen and Robin Bunton London and New York ...
Most Western health systems remain single illness orientated despite the growing prevalence of mu... more Most Western health systems remain single illness orientated despite the growing prevalence of multi-morbidity. Identifying how much time people with multiple chronic conditions spend managing their health will help policy makers and health service providers make decisions about areas of patient need for support. This article presents findings from an Australian study concerning the time spent on health related activity by older adults (aged 50 years and over), most of whom had multiple chronic conditions. A recall questionnaire was developed, piloted, and adjusted. Sampling was undertaken through three bodies; the Lung Foundation Australia (COPD sub-sample), National Diabetes Services Scheme (Diabetes sub-sample) and National Seniors Australia (Seniors sub-sample). Questionnaires were mailed out during 2011 to 10,600 older adults living in Australia. 2540 survey responses were received and analysed. Descriptive analyses were completed to obtain median values for the hours spent on each activity per month. The mean number of chronic conditions was 3.7 in the COPD sub-sample, 3.4 in the Diabetes sub-sample and 2.0 in the NSA sub-sample. The study identified a clear trend of increased time use associated with increased number of chronic conditions. Median monthly time use was 5-16 hours per month overall for our three sub-samples. For respondents in the top decile with five or more chronic conditions the median time use was equivalent to two to three hours per day, and if exercise is included in the calculations, respondents spent from between five and eight hours per day: an amount similar to full-time work. Multi-morbidity imposes considerable time burdens on patients. Ageing is associated with increasing rates of multi-morbidity. Many older adults are facing high demands on their time to manage their health in the face of decreasing energy and mobility. Their time use must be considered in health service delivery and health system reform.
Bruce Charlton, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Charlie Davison, University of Glasgow George D... more Bruce Charlton, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Charlie Davison, University of Glasgow George Davey Smith, University of Bristol Norma Daykin, University of the West of England Jenny Douglas, Sandwell, Birmingham Barry Glassner, University of California, Los Angeles Judith Green, South Bank University, London Mike Hepworth, University of Aberdeen Peter Jackson, University of Teesside Michael Kelly, University of Greenwich, London Jennie Naidoo, University of the West of England Martin O'Brien, University of Surrey Richard Parish, University of Hull and Humberside College of Health Lindsay Prior, University of Ulster Nicki Thorogood, Guy's Dental School, London Laurenn Yen, City and East London Family and Community Health Services
Bio-banks have been heralded as a new frontier of bio-molecular research potentially transforming... more Bio-banks have been heralded as a new frontier of bio-molecular research potentially transforming public health by providing improved techniques for predicting illnesses, as well as potentially allowing more targeted health interventions. The teams of health professionals and others that build these technical and informational resources routinely consider ethical, legal and social issues and thereby co-produce the boundaries of a number
... was cross-sectional, with few control groups, and scant comparison of stages of change studie... more ... was cross-sectional, with few control groups, and scant comparison of stages of change studies with non ... fi ndings of the present investigation would suggest, perhaps, that a more fundamentalreview of this approach is needed in response to a number of critical points raised ...
... This is not unusual in late modernity, where the influence of the old traditional ... today m... more ... This is not unusual in late modernity, where the influence of the old traditional ... today may indeed experience a heightened awareness of crime via universal media mediums, but ... space and place are also important factors within the development of young people's self-identity ...
Abstract This paper argues that the application of health economics to the evaluation of health p... more Abstract This paper argues that the application of health economics to the evaluation of health promotion strategies provides an example of the application of a modernist framework to an inherently late modern practice. The hegemony of health economics is explained in terms of the organizational need for 'ontological security'that the rhetoric of rationality provides in an era of inherent change and disorder. In the light of this argument the paper examines the most developed framework for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of ...
CPH is currently going through a period of considerable change. A casualty has been our normal pr... more CPH is currently going through a period of considerable change. A casualty has been our normal production times, and we have therefore had to make a decision to produce this special double issue as 1997 vol. 7. nos 112. This means that there is no 1996 volume, ...
Chapter 1 Sociology and health promotion Health, risk and consumption under late modernism Roger ... more Chapter 1 Sociology and health promotion Health, risk and consumption under late modernism Roger Burrows, Sarah Nettleton and Robin Bunton INTRODUCTION During the last few decades inordinate attention has been paid to the promotion of'healthy'living. This has come from ...
... Alan Petersen is Professor in Sociology of Health and Illness at the University of Plymouth. ... more ... Alan Petersen is Professor in Sociology of Health and Illness at the University of Plymouth. Robin Bunton is Reader in Social Policy, University of Teesside. Page 3. Page 4. The New Genetics and the Public's Health Alan Petersen and Robin Bunton London and New York ...
Most Western health systems remain single illness orientated despite the growing prevalence of mu... more Most Western health systems remain single illness orientated despite the growing prevalence of multi-morbidity. Identifying how much time people with multiple chronic conditions spend managing their health will help policy makers and health service providers make decisions about areas of patient need for support. This article presents findings from an Australian study concerning the time spent on health related activity by older adults (aged 50 years and over), most of whom had multiple chronic conditions. A recall questionnaire was developed, piloted, and adjusted. Sampling was undertaken through three bodies; the Lung Foundation Australia (COPD sub-sample), National Diabetes Services Scheme (Diabetes sub-sample) and National Seniors Australia (Seniors sub-sample). Questionnaires were mailed out during 2011 to 10,600 older adults living in Australia. 2540 survey responses were received and analysed. Descriptive analyses were completed to obtain median values for the hours spent on each activity per month. The mean number of chronic conditions was 3.7 in the COPD sub-sample, 3.4 in the Diabetes sub-sample and 2.0 in the NSA sub-sample. The study identified a clear trend of increased time use associated with increased number of chronic conditions. Median monthly time use was 5-16 hours per month overall for our three sub-samples. For respondents in the top decile with five or more chronic conditions the median time use was equivalent to two to three hours per day, and if exercise is included in the calculations, respondents spent from between five and eight hours per day: an amount similar to full-time work. Multi-morbidity imposes considerable time burdens on patients. Ageing is associated with increasing rates of multi-morbidity. Many older adults are facing high demands on their time to manage their health in the face of decreasing energy and mobility. Their time use must be considered in health service delivery and health system reform.
Bruce Charlton, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Charlie Davison, University of Glasgow George D... more Bruce Charlton, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Charlie Davison, University of Glasgow George Davey Smith, University of Bristol Norma Daykin, University of the West of England Jenny Douglas, Sandwell, Birmingham Barry Glassner, University of California, Los Angeles Judith Green, South Bank University, London Mike Hepworth, University of Aberdeen Peter Jackson, University of Teesside Michael Kelly, University of Greenwich, London Jennie Naidoo, University of the West of England Martin O'Brien, University of Surrey Richard Parish, University of Hull and Humberside College of Health Lindsay Prior, University of Ulster Nicki Thorogood, Guy's Dental School, London Laurenn Yen, City and East London Family and Community Health Services
Bio-banks have been heralded as a new frontier of bio-molecular research potentially transforming... more Bio-banks have been heralded as a new frontier of bio-molecular research potentially transforming public health by providing improved techniques for predicting illnesses, as well as potentially allowing more targeted health interventions. The teams of health professionals and others that build these technical and informational resources routinely consider ethical, legal and social issues and thereby co-produce the boundaries of a number
... was cross-sectional, with few control groups, and scant comparison of stages of change studie... more ... was cross-sectional, with few control groups, and scant comparison of stages of change studies with non ... fi ndings of the present investigation would suggest, perhaps, that a more fundamentalreview of this approach is needed in response to a number of critical points raised ...
... This is not unusual in late modernity, where the influence of the old traditional ... today m... more ... This is not unusual in late modernity, where the influence of the old traditional ... today may indeed experience a heightened awareness of crime via universal media mediums, but ... space and place are also important factors within the development of young people's self-identity ...
Abstract This paper argues that the application of health economics to the evaluation of health p... more Abstract This paper argues that the application of health economics to the evaluation of health promotion strategies provides an example of the application of a modernist framework to an inherently late modern practice. The hegemony of health economics is explained in terms of the organizational need for 'ontological security'that the rhetoric of rationality provides in an era of inherent change and disorder. In the light of this argument the paper examines the most developed framework for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of ...
CPH is currently going through a period of considerable change. A casualty has been our normal pr... more CPH is currently going through a period of considerable change. A casualty has been our normal production times, and we have therefore had to make a decision to produce this special double issue as 1997 vol. 7. nos 112. This means that there is no 1996 volume, ...
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