LEADER 03627nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910454215003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-80603-X 010 $a9786611806033 010 $a0-8261-9695-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000576875 035 $a(EBL)423418 035 $a(OCoLC)476262774 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000243738 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11219739 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243738 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10163249 035 $a(PQKB)10844282 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC423418 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL423418 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10265569 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000576875 100 $a19971029d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSelf-care in later life$b[electronic resource] $eresearch, program, and policy issues /$fMarcia G. Ory, Gordon H. DeFriese, editors ; foreword by Richard S. Schweiker 210 $aNew York $cSpringer Pub.$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (294 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8261-1186-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 200-257) and index. 327 $aContents; 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-Care 327 $a6 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 330 $a""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 self 606 $aOlder people$xMedical care$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aOlder people$xCare$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aOlder people$xHealth and hygiene$zUnited States 606 $aSelf-care, Health$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOlder people$xMedical care$xSocial aspects 615 0$aOlder people$xCare$xGovernment policy 615 0$aOlder people$xHealth and hygiene 615 0$aSelf-care, Health 676 $a362.1/9897/00973 701 $aOry$b Marcia G$01036678 701 $aDeFriese$b Gordon H$01054016 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454215003321 996 $aSelf-care in later life$92486316 997 $aUNINA