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Chapter 11 Families and physical health
Cross-Cultural Family Research and Practice
  • Haleama Al Sabbah
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract

This chapter focuses on the physical health of families. The components of physical health discussed in this chapter include diet and nutrition, physical activity, sleep patterns, medical self-care, smoking as well as alcohol and drugs. Family members’ health behaviors (e.g., smoking, alcohol consumption, eating, exercise, and sleep) show more similarity than would be expected by chance. An individuals’ quality of life (QoL) is closely related to the QoL of those around them, be it their spouse, children, or parents. As a result, any kind of chronic sickness present within the family has the potential to affect the lives of the other members. Health problems in any family member were associated with a high incidence of mental health issues in other family members. Involvement of families can be effective in health promotion programs.

Publisher
Elsevier
Indexed in Scopus
No
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-815493-9.00011-9
Citation Information
Haleama Al Sabbah. "Chapter 11 Families and physical health" Cross-Cultural Family Research and Practice (2020) p. 355 - 372
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/haleama-alsabbah/11/