Self-care in later life : research, program, and policy issues /

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"This volume is uncontestably the most comprehensive and authoritative work on the subject of self-care available to date. It should set the stage for a new policy perspective on building a health care system that incorporates self-care at its core."--Lowell S. Levin, Yale School of Public...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ory, Marcia G., DeFriese, Gordon H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub., ©1998.
Temas:
Older people > Medical care > Social aspects > United States.
Older people > Care > Government policy > United States.
Older people > Health and hygiene > United States.
Self-care, Health > United States.
Older people.
Self-care, Health.
Medical policy.
Aged
Self Care
Health Policy
Social Support
Personnes âgées > Soins médicaux > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Soins > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Santé et hygiène > États-Unis.
Autothérapie > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées.
Autothérapie.
Politique sanitaire.
elderly.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Older people > Health and hygiene.
United States
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the nature, extent, and modifiability of self-care behaviors in later life / Marcia G. Ory, Gordon H. DeFriese, and Alfred P. Duncker
  • The patterns of self-care among older adults in Western industrialized societies / Thomas R. Konrad
  • Dynamics and processes of self-care in old age / Eleanor Palo Stoller
  • The research basis for the design and implementation of self-care programs / Thomas Prohaska
  • Evaluating psychosocial interventions for promoting self-care behaviors among older adults / William Rakowski
  • Enhancing self-care research : exploring the theoretical underpinnings of self-care / Elaine A. Leventhal, Howard Leventhal, and Chantal Robitaille
  • The role of social science research in understanding technology use among older adults / Laura N. Gitlin
  • Self-care in minority and ethnic populations : the experience of older Black Americans / Lucille Davis and May L. Wykle
  • International perspectives on self-care research / Kathryn Dean
  • Afterword : toward a research agenda for addressing the potential of self-care in later life / Gordon H. DeFriese, Marcia G. Ory, and Donald M. Vickery
  • Appendix : self-care in later life : an annotated bibliography of research findings and policy issues / Alison Woomert.

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