Self-care in later life research, program, and policy issues
Record details
- ISBN: 9780826111869
- ISBN: 0826111866
- ISBN: 0826196950 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9780826196958 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxvi, 267 p.) : ill.
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electronic resource - Publisher: New York : Springer Pub., c1998.
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General Note: | Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : the nature, extent, and modifiability of self-care behaviors in later life / Marcia G. Ory, Gordon H. DeFriese, and Alfred P. Duncker -- The patterns of self-care among older adults in Western industrialized societies / Thomas R. Konrad -- Dynamics and processes of self-care in old age / Eleanor Palo Stoller -- The research basis for the design and implementation of self-care programs / Thomas Prohaska -- Evaluating psychosocial interventions for promoting self-care behaviors among older adults / William Rakowski -- Enhancing self-care research : exploring the theoretical underpinnings of self-care / Elaine A. Leventhal, Howard Leventhal, and Chantal Robitaille -- The role of social science research in understanding technology use among older adults / Laura N. Gitlin -- Self-care in minority and ethnic populations : the experience of older Black Americans / Lucille Davis and May L. Wykle -- International perspectives on self-care research / Kathryn Dean -- Afterword : toward a research agenda for addressing the potential of self-care in later life / Gordon H. DeFriese, Marcia G. Ory, and Donald M. Vickery -- Appendix : self-care in later life : an annotated bibliography of research findings and policy issues / Alison Woomert. |
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Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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