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The Berne-Munich Lifestyle Panel

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  • Thomas Abel
  • Esther Walter
  • Steffen Niemann
  • Rolf Weitkunat

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Le BMLP est une étude sur les modes de vie de la classe d'âge des 55–65 ans et sur leurs implications pour la santé. L'article publié ici décrit l'approche théorique et la méthodologie appliquée dans le cadre de cette étude. Au plan théorique, le BMLP se base sur différents modèles d'analyse sociologique développés autour de l'axiome central selon lequel les comportements en matière de santé dépendent étroitement des conditions structurelles environnantes. Au plan empirique, la méthodologie développée pour discerner ces structures et, par conséquent, la dynamique qui sous-tend les modes de vie ayant un impact sur la santé a donc été élaborée dans le droit-fil de ces fondements théoriques. La partie empirique de l'étude repose sur une enquête par téléphone (CATI), réalisée auprès de 2000 personnes habitant les villes de Berne (Suisse) et de Munich (Allemagne). Le questionnaire rédigé à cet effet comprend plus de 200 questions, portant sur des indicateurs précis, définis d'avance comme révélateurs du mode de vie et de l'état de santé de ces personnes. Les données collectées lors de cette étude longitudinale résultent de trois séries d'enquête à Berne et de deux séries à Munich, l'intervalle entre deux campagnes téléphoniques étant à chaque fois d'un an. Les résultats présentés ici sont ceux de la première campagne téléphonique (baseline). Les réflexions et les questionnements auxquels ils donnent lieu tournent surtout autour des dimensions culturelles qui sous-tendent les différences relevées dans la fréquence d'apparition: 1. des aspects structurels ayant une incidence sur les modes de vie en matière de santé (comportements, attitudes, ressources sociales), 2. des facteurs de changement (événements de vie) et 3. des variables considérées comme éléments de pondération (croyances fondamentales en matière de santé et sens de la cohérence). De plus, ces résultats permettent d'esquisser une première typologie des comportements en matière de santé. Les résultats obtenus dans le cadre du BMLP mettent en lumière des différences culturelles très nettes en ce qui concerne certains éléments déterminants pour le mode de vie et la santé, tout en révélant également des convergences fort intéressantes. Dans l'ensemble, l'étude confirme aussi la pertinence d'une analyse différenciée selon les sexes, dès lors qu'on cherche à mieux appréhender les facteurs socioculturels explicatifs des comportements en matière de santé et des styles de vie d'une population donnée. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag 1999

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  • Thomas Abel & Esther Walter & Steffen Niemann & Rolf Weitkunat, 1999. "The Berne-Munich Lifestyle Panel," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 44(3), pages 91-106, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:44:y:1999:i:3:p:91-106
    DOI: 10.1007/BF01299398
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