Effective health behavior in older adults [[electronic resource] /] / K. Warner Schaie, Howard Leventhal, Sherry L. Willis, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454151003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2002
• ISBN: 1-281-81143-2; 9786611811433; 0-8261-9743-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Collana: Societal impact on aging series ; ; 2002
• Altri autori (Persone): LeventhalHoward, PhD.; SchaieK. Warner <1928-> (Klaus Warner); WillisSherry L. <1947->
• Disciplina: 613/.0438; 618.97
• Soggetti: Aging; Geriatrics; Health behavior - Age factors; Older people - Health and hygiene; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Biosocial Considerations in Chronic Illness Perceptions and Decisions; 2 Linear and Dynamical Thinking about Psychosocial Factors and Cardiovascular Risk; 3 A Cognitive-Affective Analysis of Cancer Behavior in the Elderly: Are You as Healthy as You Feel?; 4 Psychosocial Factors in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease; 5 Ethnicity and Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; 6 Getting Help to Those Most Likely to Benefit: Patient Characteristics and Treatment Success; 7 Exercise Interventions and Aging: Psychological and Physical Health Benefits in Older Adults8 How Provider Payment Policies Affect the Health-Care-Seeking Behavior of the Elderly; 9 The Potential for Health Care Organizations to Promote Maintenance and Change in Health Behaviors Among the Elderly; Afterword: Health Behavior and the Elderly: How Do We Understand Its Determinants and Their Goals?; ; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In what ways do health behaviors and societal mechanisms help or discourage individuals in assuming responsibility for their health? Highly-esteemed and diverse contributors examine the health behaviors of older adults and the ways in which these behaviors are affected by societal trends. The volume begins with a discussion of the personal attributes affecting health behaviors and responsible health care choices in older adults. Additional topics explored include: Psychosocial factors in the prevention of cardiovascular disease; behavioral interventions such as the role of exercise in preventi