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Self‐Care and the Elderly: Review and Implications
Author(s) -
Padula Cynthia A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1992.tb00068.x
Subject(s) - self care , independence (probability theory) , gerontology , health care , psychology , care of the elderly , medicine , nursing , political science , statistics , mathematics , law
Self‐care is the most predominant and basic form of primary care, yet research in the area, particularly with respect to the elderly, has been minimal. As a result, despite the breadth of the self‐care movement, very little is precisely known and understood about it. Diminished functional health status is the major cause of loss of independence. Self‐care is conceptualized as an important strategy in maintaining functional health.