When Walking Fails : Mobility Problems of Adults with Chronic Conditions /

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Roughly one in ten adult Americans find their walking slowed by progressive chronic conditions like arthritis, back problems, heart and lung diseases, and diabetes. In this passionate and deeply informed book, Lisa I. Iezzoni describes the personal experiences of and societal responses to adults who...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Iezzoni, Lisa I.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Millbank Memorial Fund, 2003.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Movement disorders.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
Demarche.
Maladies chroniques.
Troubles moteurs.
Maladies chroniques > Complications et sequelles.
Public Policy
Movement Disorders > psychology
Gait
Chronic Disease
Movement Disorders
Gait in humans.
Chronic diseases.
Chronic diseases > Complications.
United States
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Mobility limits
  • Who has mobility difficulties
  • Sensations of walking
  • Society's views of walking
  • How people feel about their difficulty walking
  • At home: with family and friends
  • Outside home: at work and in communities
  • People talking to their physicians
  • Physicians talking to their patients
  • Physical and occupational therapy and other approaches
  • Ambulation aids
  • Wheeled mobility
  • Who will pay?
  • What will be paid for?
  • Final thoughts.

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