Illness Representation and Self-Care Ability in Older Adults with Chronic Disease

Chronic illness affects >50% of adults in the United States and accounts for >80% of healthcare spending. The purpose of this study was to determine whether beliefs about one’s chronic disease (illness representation) are associated with self-care activation, emergency department (ED) visits,...

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Autores principales: Rivera, Eleanor, Corte, Colleen, Steffen, Alana, DeVon, Holli A., Collins, Eileen G., McCabe, Pamela J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6319205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31011083
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics3030045