Effective Health Behavior in Older Adults : Societal Impact on Aging - Howard Leventhal

Instant online reading.
Don't wait for delivery!
Go digital and save!

Effective Health Behavior in Older Adults

By: Howard Leventhal

Write A Review

Hardcover | 30 November 2002

At a Glance

Hardcover
344 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
23.7 x 16.1 x 2.4

Hardcover

RRP $169.00

$162.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $40.69 with

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

In what ways do health behaviors and societal mechanisms help or discourage individuals in assuming responsibility for their health? Highly-esteemed and diverse contributors examine the health behaviors of older adults and the ways in which these behaviors are affected by societal trends.

The volume begins with a discussion of the personal attributes affecting health behaviors and responsible health care choices in older adults. Additional topics explored include: Psychosocial factors in the prevention of cardiovascular disease; behavioral interventions such as the role of exercise in preventing chronic illness; and how societal structures such as reimbursement patterns and changes in health insurance affect initiation, change, and maintenance of health behaviors.

This is a valuable resource for professionals and students interested in individual development, the study of health behavior and chronic disease, health economics, and social policy.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $89.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Family & Health Medicine Clinical & Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine Medicine in General Health Systems & Services Mental Health Services Psychology Child & Developmental Psychology

Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Biosocial Considerations in Chronic Illness Perceptions and Decisions	p. 1
Linear and Dynamical Thinking about Psychosocial Factors and Cardiovascular Risk	p. 17
Commentary: Acute and Chronic Psychological Processes in Cardiovascular Disease	p. 55
A Cognitive-Affective Analysis of Cancer Behavior in the Elderly: Are You as Healthy as You Feel?	p. 65
Commentary: Beyond the Sociodemographics: From Prediction to Explanation of the Effects of Gender and Social Deprivation in Recovery from Myocardial Infarction	p. 105
Psychosocial Factors in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease	p. 117
Ethnicity and Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	p. 135
Getting Help to Those Most Likely to Benefit: Patient Characteristics and Treatment Success	p. 147
Exercise Interventions and Aging: Psychological and Physical Health Benefits in Older Adults	p. 157
Commentary: Challenges to Using Exercise Interventions in Older Adults	p. 179
How Provider Payment Policies Affect the Health-Care-Seeking Behavior of the Elderly	p. 191
Commentary: Third-Party Payors and the Patient-Professional Relationship	p. 229
Commentary: Factors Affecting Health-Care-Seeking Behavior of the Elderly	p. 235
The Potential for Health Care Organizations to Promote Maintenance and Change in Health Behaviors Among the Elderly	p. 245
Commentary: Health Maintenance Organizations for the Elderly Patient?	p. 279
Commentary: Health Care Organizational Structure, Prevention, and Health Behavior Among the Elderly	p. 287
Afterword: Health Behavior and the Elderly: How Do We Understand Its Determinants and Their Goals?	p. 301
Author Index	p. 313
Subject Index	p. 333
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.

Effective Health Behavior in Older Adults

At a Glance

Hardcover

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Geriatric Medicine

The 36-Hour Day

A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss

Individual Support, Ageing

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook

Anti-Inflammatory Recipes to Fight Flares and Fatigue

Say No To Arthritis

How to prevent, relieve and resolve joint and muscle pain

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating, Updated and Expanded

Reversing Alzheimer's

The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health

Creative Care

A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care

Physical Activity and the Aging Brain

Effects of Exercise on Neurological Function

Fallproof!

A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Training Program

Medical Neuropsychology and Behavioral Health

Menopause Matters

Your Guide to a Long and Healthy Life

Strength Training Past 50

Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book

Aging and Mental Health Research

Aging and Mental Health Research

Development Across Adulthood

Multicultural Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

Development Across Adulthood

Multicultural Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging

Collaborative Practice in Dementia Care

Clostridioides Difficile

Diagnostic and Clinical Perspectives

Handbook of Evidence-Based Pharmacist Care: Clinical, Economic, and Humanistic Impacts

Volume 10: Diseases and Disorders of Special Populations

Clostridioides difficile

Diagnostic and Clinical Perspectives

Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

Gerontological Nursing

Neurology for the Non-Neurologist

Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults

Promoting Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice

This product is categorised by