Publication Date
8-1993
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Thomas Nicholson, Wayne Higgins, Jimmie Price
Degree Program
Department of Public Health
Degree Type
Master of Science
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between meaning in life and utilization of health care services. An epidemiological, cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 282 students at Western Kentucky University and 49 employees at the Barren River District Health Department. Study participants completed the Life Attitude Profile--Revised and the Participant Data Sheet. The data gathered and analyzed via correlation analysis showed no overall significant relationship between the two variables for this sample. The possible impact that overall mental health status has on the utilization rates of health care services rust be examined in the future in order to better meet the medical needs of the general population of United States.
Disciplines
Health Services Research | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health
Recommended Citation
Eitutis, Matthew, "The Relationship Between Meaning in Life & the Utilization of Health Care Services: An Epidemiological Cross-Sectional Study" (1993). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 2296.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2296