{"product_id":"self-care-in-later-life-marcia-g-ory-9780826111869","title":"Self Care in Later Life: Research, Program, and Policy Issues","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcia G. Ory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826111866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826111869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.36w x 0.86d","brand":"Marcia G. Ory","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47422761271551,"sku":"9780826111869","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d893c896-d4df-42be-bbba-773fc46426cb.jpg?v=1761528009","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/self-care-in-later-life-marcia-g-ory-9780826111869","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}