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Self-care among older adults.

M R Haug1, M L Wykle, K H Namazi

  • 1Center on Aging and Health, Allen Memorial Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|January 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

This study found that people are more likely to use self-care for less serious symptoms. Perceived health and belief in doctors influenced self-care decisions for different symptom severities.

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Area of Science:

  • Health behavior research
  • Medical sociology
  • Patient self-management

Background:

  • Self-care is a common response to perceived illness symptoms.
  • Explanations for self-care behavior vary based on symptom severity and perceived amenability to treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between perceived symptom seriousness and self-care rates.
  • To explore the influence of health beliefs and attitudes toward physician efficacy on self-care behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Defined self-care as treatment for perceived symptoms.
  • Utilized concepts from the Health Belief Model, including health set (perceived health) and attitude set (belief in physician efficacy).
  • Calculated self-care rate as the percentage of symptoms treated without professional advice.

Main Results:

  • Self-care rates were slightly higher for less serious symptoms.
  • Perceived health status correlated with self-care for less severe symptoms.
  • Lower belief in physician efficacy and health status were linked to self-care for more serious symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • Symptom seriousness is a key determinant of self-care behavior.
  • Health beliefs and trust in medical professionals play differential roles in self-care decisions based on symptom severity.
  • Further research should explore these factors in illness behavior.

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