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Assessing Capacity for Self-Care among the Aged
dc.contributor.authorKart, Caryen_US
dc.contributor.authorDunkle, Ruth E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-13T18:39:20Z
dc.date.available2010-04-13T18:39:20Z
dc.date.issued1989en_US
dc.identifier.citationKart, Cary; Dunkle, Ruth (1989). "Assessing Capacity for Self-Care among the Aged." Journal of Aging and Health 1(4): 430-450. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66585>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0898-2643en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66585
dc.description.abstractData drawn from the Supplement on Aging (SOA) to the 1984 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to identify correlates of older persons' assessments of their capacity to provide self-care. The SOA data set consists of responses, based on personal interviews with 16,148 persons 55 years of age and older. Most assessed their capacity to care for themselves in positive terms; only 11% assessed their capacity to provide self-care as fair or poor. Based on stepwise regression, self-reported health status and perceived control of health accounted for approximately 15% of the 17% of variation explained in the dependent variable. The Health Belief Model may provide a theoretical context in which to understand better the self-care component of the health-care continuum.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleAssessing Capacity for Self-Care among the Ageden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeriatricsen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPublic Healthen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of Toledoen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1177/089826438900100402en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Aging and Healthen_US
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