Promoting Health in Old Age: Critical Issues

(Open University Press) Keele Univ., UK. Explores the theory, extent, and practice of self-health care in later life. Discusses health education and promotion, self-help and self-care, and gerontology, in order to provide an overview of the main research approaches and developments in the field. Hardcover, softcover also available.

Miriam Bernard is Head of the School of Social Relations and Professor of Social Gerontology at Keele University.

Series editor's preface

vi

Preface and acknowledgements

viii

The challenge of an ageing population

1

(16)

Promoting health in old age

17

(16)

Perspectives on self health care

33

(18)

Developments in self health care

51

(18)

Self health care in practice: the Self Health Care in Old Age Project

69

(18)

Research in action: evaluating the Self Health Care in Old Age Project

87

(16)

Self health care in action: participation, accessibility and informed choice among older people

103

(16)

Self health care in action: skills development and empowerment among older people

119

(16)

Self health care in action: its impact on volunteers and staff

135

(21)

Learning the lessons: the role of self health care in future policy and practice

156

(17)

References

173

(17)

Index

190

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Promoting Health in Old Age: Critical Issues in Self Health Care

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