Self Care in Later Life : Research, Program, and Policy Issues.
"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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Pub. Co.,
1998.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780826196958 0826196950 128180603X 9781281806031 9786611806033 6611806032 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "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 wiht age-related changes that threaten independence. This volume assesses the efficacy of self-care in maintaining autonomy. It applies a broad definition. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-257) and index. |
| Language Note: | English. |
| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |