Symptoms and Self-Care in Old Age
| Autor: | Hiroko Akiyama, Joseph M. Holtzman, Alan J. Maxwell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1986 |
| Předmět: |
Geriatrics
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study 030214 geriatrics business.industry Population Minor (academic) Preference 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Self care 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychiatry education business Gerontology Biomedical sciences |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Gerontology. 5:183-200 |
| ISSN: | 1552-4523 0733-4648 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/073346488600500207 |
| Popis: | Self-care has recently come to be recognized as the predominant form of response to illness among the general population, but little is known regarding beliefs and practices of the aged. In this study, beliefs regarding the appropriate response to 53 common symptoms were investigated and contrasted to actual responses. Various forms of self-care were seen as appropriate responses to symptoms ranging from minor to potentially serious. Preference for self-care responses appears to be related to perceived severity of symptoms and the perceived effectiveness of available self-care responses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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