03593nam 2200625Ia 450 991078246400332120230207225810.01-281-80603-X97866118060330-8261-9695-0(CKB)1000000000576875(EBL)423418(OCoLC)476262774(SSID)ssj0000243738(PQKBManifestationID)11219739(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243738(PQKBWorkID)10163249(PQKB)10844282(MiAaPQ)EBC423418(Au-PeEL)EBL423418(CaPaEBR)ebr10265569(EXLCZ)99100000000057687519971029d1998 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSelf-care in later life[electronic resource] research, program, and policy issues /Marcia G. Ory, Gordon H. DeFriese, editors ; foreword by Richard S. SchweikerNew York Springer Pub.c19981 online resource (294 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-1186-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-257) and index.Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Nature, Extent, and Modifiability of Self-Care Behaviors in Later Life; 1 The Patterns of Self-Care Among Older Adults in Western Industrialized Societies; 2 Dynamics and Processes of Self-Care in Old Age; 3 The Research Basis for the Design and Implementation of Self-Care Programs; 4 Evaluating Psychosocial Interventions for Promoting Self-Care Behaviors Among Older Adults; 5 Enhancing Self-Care Research: Exploring the Theoretical Underpinnings of Self-Care6 The Role of Social Science Research in Understanding Technology Use Among Older Adults 7 Self-Care in Minority and Ethnic Populations: The Experience of Older Black Americans; 8 International Perspectives on Self-Care Research; Afterword: Toward a Research Agenda for Addressing the Potential of Self-Care in Later Life; Appendix: Self-Care in Later Life-An Annotated Bibliography of Research Findings and Policy Issues; Index""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 with age-related changes that threaten independence. This volume assesses the efficacy of self-care in maintaining autonomy. It applies a broad definition of selfOlder peopleMedical careSocial aspectsUnited StatesOlder peopleCareGovernment policyUnited StatesOlder peopleHealth and hygieneUnited StatesSelf-care, HealthUnited StatesOlder peopleMedical careSocial aspectsOlder peopleCareGovernment policyOlder peopleHealth and hygieneSelf-care, Health362.1/9897/00973Ory Marcia G1465433DeFriese Gordon H1465434MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782464003321Self-care in later life3675442UNINA