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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782470803321

Titolo

Successful aging and adaptations with chronic diseases [[electronic resource] /] / Leonard W. Poon, Sara Hall Gueldner, Betsy M. Sprouse, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-281-81117-3

9786611811174

0-8261-1976-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Collana

Springer series on life styles & issues in aging ;

Altri autori (Persone)

PoonLeonard W. <1942->

GueldnerSarah Hall

SprouseBetsy M

Disciplina

613/.0438

Soggetti

Older people - Health and hygiene

Older people - Medical care

Chronic diseases

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; 1 Self-Rated Successful Aging: Correlates and Predictors; 2 Successful Aging and Reciprocity Among Older Adults in Assisted Living Settings; 3 Successful Aging: Intended and Unintended Consequences of a Concept; 4 Health Expectancy: An Indicator of Successful Aging and a Measure of the Impact of Chronic Disease and Disability; 5 Risk and Protective Factors for Physical Functioning in Older Adults With and Without Chronic Conditions: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging; 6 Health Expectancy, Risk Factors, and Physical Functioning

7 Coping with Comorbidity8 Coping with Specific Chronic Health Conditions; 9 Managing Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Everyday Life; 10 Coping with Multiple Chronic Health Conditions; 11 Metanarratives Surrounding Successful Aging: The Medium Is the Message; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

For many people growing old means facing one or more chronic diseases. Successful Aging and Adaptation with Chronic Diseases



reviews, coalesces, and expands what we know about how older adults successfully experience the aging process and how they feel about and live with chronic illnesses. Questions considered include: How do older adults approach and deal with everyday-life when affected by multiple health problems? What kind of impact do they feel diseases have on their successful aging? How do existent models and theories of coping address these issues?. Presenting research funded by the A