Open AccessThe economic implications of self-care: the effect of lifestyle, functional adaptations, and medical self-care among a national sample of Medicare beneficiaries
Author(s) -
S. C. Stearns,
Shulamit Bernard,
SB Fasick,
Robert J. Schwartz,
Konrad Tr,
Ory M,
DeFriese Gh
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.90.10.1608
Subject(s) - sample (material) , medical care , self care , gerontology , medicine , demography , psychology , environmental health , family medicine , health care , economics , sociology , economic growth , chemistry , chromatography
Self-care includes actions taken by individuals to promote or ensure their health, to recover from diseases or injuries, or to manage their effects. This study measured associations between self-care practices (lifestyle practices, adaptations to functional limitations, and medical self-care) and Medicare expenditures among a national sample of adults 65 years and older.