{"product_id":"self-care-in-later-life-research-program-and-policy-issues-9780826111869","title":"Self Care in Later Life: Research, Program, and Policy Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marcia G. Ory | Gordon H. Defriese\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Geriatrics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is uncontestably the most comprehensive and authoritative work on the subject of self-care available to date. It should set the stage for a new policy perspective on building a health care system that incorporates self-care at its core.\"--\u003cb\u003eLowell S. Levin, \u003c\/b\u003e Yale School of Public Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractitioners and researchers who work with older adults are challenged to find ways to strengthen an elderly person's capacity to cope wiht age-related changes that threaten independence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume assesses the efficacy of self-care in maintaining autonomy. It applies a broad definition of self-care that includes a range of behaviors undertaken by individuals, families, and communities to enhance health, prevent disease, limit illness, and restore health.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46897289166999,"sku":"9780826111869","price":10060.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780826111869.webp?v=1770362096","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/self-care-in-later-life-research-program-and-policy-issues-9780826111869","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}