Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
C. Kart, E. Metress, S. Metress (1988)
Aging, health, and society
L. Verbrugge (1978)
Sex and gender in health and medicine.Social science & medicine, 12 5A
C. Nathanson (1977)
Sex, illness, and medical care. A review of data, theory, and method.Social science & medicine, 11 1
T. Sullivan, R. Ward, S. Tobin (1987)
Health in Aging: Sociological Issues and Policy Directions
J. Alpert, J. Kosa, R. Haggerty (1967)
A month of illness and health care among low-income families.Public health reports, 82 8
D. Rabin, P. Bush (1975)
Who's using medicines?Journal of Community Health, 1
R. Fitzpatrick (1985)
The Experience of Illness
I. Rosenstock (1966)
Why people use health services.The Milbank Memorial Fund quarterly, 44 3
T. Rundall, John Wheeler (1979)
The effect of income on use of preventive care: an evaluation of alternative explanations.Journal of health and social behavior, 20 4
M. Haug, M. Wykle, K. Namazi (1989)
Self-care among older adults.Social science & medicine, 29 2
A. Arluke, L. Kennedy, R. Kessler (1979)
Reexamining the sick-role concept: an empirical assessment.Journal of health and social behavior, 20 1
G. Gurin, J. Veroff, S. Feld (1979)
Americans View Their Mental Health
D. Dutton (1978)
Explaining the low use of health services by the poor: costs, attitudes, or delivery systems?American sociological review, 43 3
L. Levin, A. Katz, E. Holst (1976)
Self Care Lay Initiatives in Health
D. Orem (1972)
Nursing: Concepts of practice
W. Rakowski, M. Julius, T. Hickey, J. Halter (1987)
Correlates of Preventive Health Behavior in Late LifeResearch on Aging, 9
A. Antonovsky (1979)
Health, stress, and coping
E. Palmore, R. Binstock, E. Shanas (1978)
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences.Contemporary Sociology, 7
L. Aday (1975)
Development of indices of access to medical care
J. Ingham, P. Miller (1979)
Symptom prevalence and severity in a general practice populationJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 33
L. Verbrugge (1985)
Gender and health: an update on hypotheses and evidence.Journal of health and social behavior, 26 3
D. Harris, S. Guten (1979)
Health-protective behavior: an exploratory study.Journal of health and social behavior, 20 1
Gagnon Jp, Salber Ej, Greene Sb (1978)
Patterns of Prescription and Nonprescription Drug Use in a Southern Rural AreaPublic Health Reports, 93
R. Butler, J. Gertman, D. Oberlander, L. Schindler (1980)
Self-Care, Self-Help, and the ElderlyThe International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 10
G. Cafferata, J. Kasper, A. Bernstein (1983)
Family roles, structure, and stressors in relation to sex differences in obtaining psychotropic drugs.Journal of health and social behavior, 24 2
G. DeFriese, A. Woomert (1983)
Self-Care among U.S. ElderlyResearch on Aging, 5
K. Roghmann, R. Haggerty (1972)
The Diary as a Research Instrument in the Study of Health and Illness Behavior: Experiences with a Random Sample of Young FamiliesMedical Care, 10
B. Kaplan, J. Cassel, S. Gore (1977)
Social Support and HealthMedical Care, 15
W. Cockerham, G. Lueschen, G. Kunz, J. Spaeth (1986)
Social stratification and self-management of health.Journal of health and social behavior, 27 1
D. Rabin, P. Stockton (1986)
Long-Term Care for the Elderly: A Factbook
D. Morrell, C. Wale (1976)
Symptoms perceived and recorded by patients.The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 26 167
D. Mechanic (1982)
Symptoms, illness behavior, and help-seeking
P. Bush, D. Rabin (1976)
Who's Using Nonprescribed Medicines?Medical Care, 14
R. Andersen, J. Kravits, O. Anderson (1976)
Equity in Health Services: Empirical Analysis in Social PolicyHealth Care Management Review, 1
J. Danaher, K. Williamson (1978)
Self Care in Health
Data drawn from the Supplement on Aging (SOA) to the 1984 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to identify correlates of older persons' assessments of their capacity to provide self-care. The SOA data set consists of responses, based on personal interviews with 16,148 persons 55 years of age and older. Most assessed their capacity to care for themselves in positive terms; only 11% assessed their capacity to provide self-care as fair or poor. Based on stepwise regression, self-reported health status and perceived control of health accounted for approximately 15% of the 17% of variation explained in the dependent variable. The Health Belief Model may provide a theoretical context in which to understand better the self-care component of the health-care continuum.
Journal of Aging and Health – SAGE
Published: Nov 1, 1989
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.