Self Care in Later Life : Research, Program, and Policy Issues

Marcia G. MPH Ory

ISBN 10: 0826111866 / ISBN 13: 9780826111869

Published by Springer Publishing Company, 1998

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 HealthPractitioners and researchers who work with older adults are challenged to find ways to strengthen an elderly person's capacity to cope wiht age-related changes that threaten independence.This volume assesses the efficacy of self-care in maintaining autonomy. It applies a broad definition of self-care that includes a range of behaviors undertaken by individuals, families, and communities to enhance health, prevent disease, limit illness, and restore health.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Self Care in Later Life : Research, Program, and Policy Issues
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826111866
• ISBN 13: 9780826111869
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 20D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 608 grams

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Synopsis

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 Health

Practitioners and researchers who work with older adults are challenged to find ways to strengthen an elderly person's capacity to cope wiht age-related changes that threaten independence.

This volume assesses the efficacy of self-care in maintaining autonomy. It applies a broad definition of self-care that includes a range of behaviors undertaken by individuals, families, and communities to enhance health, prevent disease, limit illness, and restore health.

About the Authors

Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH, is professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health (SRPH) at The Texas A&M Health Science Center in College Station, Texas.

Gordon H. DeFriese, PhD, is professor in the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.