03507nam 22006494a 450 991078247080332120230617035952.01-281-81117-397866118111740-8261-1976-X(CKB)1000000000576926(EBL)423289(OCoLC)287028900(SSID)ssj0000253358(PQKBManifestationID)11239877(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000253358(PQKBWorkID)10186735(PQKB)11098536(MiAaPQ)EBC423289(Au-PeEL)EBL423289(CaPaEBR)ebr10265344(CaONFJC)MIL181117(EXLCZ)99100000000057692620030129d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSuccessful aging and adaptations with chronic diseases[electronic resource] /Leonard W. Poon, Sara Hall Gueldner, Betsy M. Sprouse, editorsNew York Springer Pub.c20031 online resource (276 p.)Springer series on life styles & issues in aging ;Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-1975-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Functioning7 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; IndexFor 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 ASpringer series on life styles and issues in aging.Older peopleHealth and hygieneOlder peopleMedical careChronic diseasesOlder peopleHealth and hygiene.Older peopleMedical care.Chronic diseases.613/.0438Poon Leonard W.1942-721677Gueldner Sarah Hall1494311Sprouse Betsy M1494312MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782470803321Successful aging and adaptations with chronic diseases3717737UNINA