Pt. I. The health context. 1. The mirage of health. 2. Lay logic. 3. Patterns of health and illness among older people -- Pt. II. Experiencing health. 4. Understanding chronic illness and disability. 5. Maintaining health with physical illness and functional disability. 6. Maintaining health with mental malaise -- Pt. III. Resources for health. 7. Health care and the management of health. 8. Personal resources and social support. 9. A healthy future for old age
Summary
"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." - Back cover
Analysis
Old persons Health
Old persons Health
Notes
Includes index. Bibliography: p. 164-175
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [164]-175) and index
