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Effective health behavior in older adults / K. Warner Schaie, Howard Leventhal, Sherry L. Willis, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Societal impact on aging.
- Societal impact on aging series ; 2002
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aging.
- Geriatrics.
- Health behavior--Age factors.
- Health behavior.
- Older people--Health and hygiene.
- Older people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In what ways do health behaviors and societal mechanisms help or discourage individuals in assuming responsibility for their health? Highly-esteemed and diverse contributors examine the health behaviors of older adults and the ways in which these behaviors are affected by societal trends. The volume begins with a discussion of the personal attributes affecting health behaviors and responsible health care choices in older adults. Additional topics explored include: Psychosocial factors in the prevention of cardiovascular disease; behavioral interventions such as the role of exercise in preventi
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Biosocial Considerations in Chronic Illness Perceptions and Decisions; 2 Linear and Dynamical Thinking about Psychosocial Factors and Cardiovascular Risk; 3 A Cognitive-Affective Analysis of Cancer Behavior in the Elderly: Are You as Healthy as You Feel?; 4 Psychosocial Factors in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease; 5 Ethnicity and Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; 6 Getting Help to Those Most Likely to Benefit: Patient Characteristics and Treatment Success
- 7 Exercise Interventions and Aging: Psychological and Physical Health Benefits in Older Adults8 How Provider Payment Policies Affect the Health-Care-Seeking Behavior of the Elderly; 9 The Potential for Health Care Organizations to Promote Maintenance and Change in Health Behaviors Among the Elderly; Afterword: Health Behavior and the Elderly: How Do We Understand Its Determinants and Their Goals?; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-81143-2
- 9786611811433
- 0-8261-9743-4
- OCLC:
- 476261941
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