Aging, health, and behavior
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Aging, health, and behavior
Sage Pub., c1992
- pbk.
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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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