The economic implications of self-care: the effect of lifestyle, functional adaptations, and medical self-care among a national sample of Medicare beneficiaries | Zendy

Sally C. Stearns | Zendy; Shulamit Bernard | Zendy; S B Fasick | Zendy; R Schwartz | Zendy; Thomas R. Konrad | Zendy; Marcia G. Ory | Zendy; Gordon H. DeFriese | Zendy

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The economic implications of self-care: the effect of lifestyle, functional adaptations, and medical self-care among a national sample of Medicare beneficiaries

Author(s) -

Sally C. Stearns,

Shulamit Bernard,

S B Fasick,

R Schwartz,

Thomas R. Konrad,

Marcia G. Ory,

Gordon H. DeFriese

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.

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