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Symptoms and Self-Care in Old Age

dc.contributor.authorHoltzman, Josephen_US
dc.contributor.authorAkiyama, Hirokoen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaxwell, Alanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-13T18:33:07Z
dc.date.available2010-04-13T18:33:07Z
dc.date.issued1986en_US
dc.identifier.citationHoltzman, Joseph; Akiyama, Hiroko; Maxwell, Alan (1986). "Symptoms and Self-Care in Old Age." The Journal of Applied Gerontology 5(2): 183-200. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66474>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0733-4648en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66474
dc.description.abstractSelf-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.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleSymptoms and Self-Care in Old Ageen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeriatricsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of Coloradoen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherVeterans Administrationen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66474/2/10.1177_073346488600500207.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/073346488600500207en_US
dc.identifier.sourceThe Journal of Applied Gerontologyen_US
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