Aging, health, and behavior

Author(s)

• Ory, Marcia G.
• Abeles, Ronald P.
• Lipman, Paula Darby

Bibliographic Information

Aging, health, and behavior

edited by Marcia G. Ory, Ronald P. Abeles, Paula Darby Lipman

Sage Pub., c1992

• pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Drawing from both European and North American experiences, this volume presents basic and applied research on ageing, health and behaviour. It points out the important role of individual behaviours, societal conditions and public policies for determining the health of older people today - and in the future. The contributors explore: the influence of age and ethnicity on health and behaviour; coping with chronic illness and disability; the effect of stress on illness; disease prevention and health promotion; and the implications for public policy.

Table of Contents

Foreword - Matilda White Riley Introduction - Marcia G Ory, Ronald P Abeles and Paula Darby Lipman An Overview of Research on Aging, Health, and Behavior PART ONE: SELF, INFORMAL, AND FORMAL HEALTH CARE BEHAVIORS Health-Related Behavior - Kathryn Dean Concepts and Methods Informal and Formal Health Care Systems Serving Older Persons - Gordon H Defriese and Alison Woomert The Behavior System of Dependency in the Elderly - Margret M Baltes and Hans-Werner Wahl Interactions with the Social Environment PART TWO: BIO-PSYCHOSOCIAL MECHANISMS LINKING HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR Vigilant Coping and Health Behavior - Howard Leventhal, Elaine A Leventhal and Pamela Schaefer Coping with Chronic Illness and Disability - H Asuman Kiyak and Soo Borson Sense of Control, Aging, and Health - Judith Rodin and Christine Timko Aging, Stress, and Illness - Thomas M Vogt Psychobiological Linkages PART THREE: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with Older Adults - William Rakowski Intervening in Social Systems to Promote Health - Lennart Levi PART FOUR: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY Social Characteristics, Social Structure, and Health in the Aging Population - Carroll L Estes and Thomas G Rundall Forecasting Health and Functioning in Aging Societies - Kenneth G Manton and Richard Suzman Implications for Health Care and Staffing Needs

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Details

• NCID: BA17111961
• ISBN:
  • 0803943423
  • 0803943431
• LCCN: 91018529
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Newbury Park, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 377 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RA564.8
  • NLM : WT 104 A26753
  • DC20 : 618.97
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Aged -- Health and hygiene
  • LCSH : Health behavior
  • MESH : Aging -- psychology
  • MESH : Health Behavior
  • MESH : Health Promotion
  • MESH : Health Services for the Aged
  • MESH : Social Environment