03590nam 2200637Ia 450 991082504730332120200520144314.01-281-80603-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 research, program, and policy issues /Marcia G. Ory, Gordon H. DeFriese, editors ; foreword by Richard S. Schweiker1st ed.New 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 G1618340DeFriese Gordon H1618341MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825047303321Self-care in later life3949988UNINA