Health In Old Age - Couverture souple

Sidell, Moyra

 
9780335191369: Health In Old Age
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0335191363 ISBN 13 : 9780335191369
Editeur : Open University Press, 1994

Synopsis

*Why do many older people rate their health as good when 'objective' evidence suggests that old age is a time of inevitable decline and disease?

*How do different perspectives on health inform our understanding of health in old age?

*What are the policy implications for ensuring a healthy future for old age?

This book addresses important questions which existing literature on health and old age has largely ignored. By juxtaposing detailed case histories and first person accounts from older people with 'official statistics' on the health of 'the elderly' it explores the myths and tries to unpick the mysteries which surround the subject of health in later life. It goes on to explore the implications of these myths and mysteries for the way individual older people manage their health. It looks at the resources and social support available to them as well as the implications for public policy provision. The book ends by exploring the problems and possibilities of ensuring a healthy future for old age. It will be essential reading for reflective practitioners and for anyone concerned with new developments in the fields of ageing, social policy and health.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

*Why do many older people rate their health as good when 'objective' evidence suggests that old age is a time of inevitable decline and disease?

*How do different perspectives on health inform our understanding of health in old age?

*What are the policy implications for ensuring a healthy future for old age?

This book addresses important questions which existing literature on health and old age has largely ignored. By juxtaposing detailed case histories and first person accounts from older people with 'official statistics' on the health of 'the elderly' it explores the myths and tries to unpick the mysteries which surround the subject of health in later life. It goes on to explore the implications of these myths and mysteries for the way individual older people manage their health. It looks at the resources and social support available to them as well as the implications for public policy provision. The book ends by exploring the problems and possibilities of ensuring a healthy future for old age. It will be essential reading for reflective practitioners and for anyone concerned with new developments in the fields of ageing, social policy and health.

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Éditeur
Open University Press
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0335191363
ISBN 13 
9780335191369
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780335193363: Health in Old Age: Myth, Mystery and Management

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0335193366 ISBN 13 :  9780335193363
Editeur : Open University Press, 1994
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