Changes in the cycle of life‐style and aging: implications for health promotion

Levkoff, Sue E.; Green, Lawrence W.; Hansel, Nancy K.

doi:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1984.tb00174.x

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“…Late‐life illness behavior, perhaps more than behavior in any other developmental stage of life, consists of the long‐term management of chronic conditions. Physicians can play a key role in assuring that individuals adopt positive illness behaviors by providing the appropriate instruction and behavioral skills necessary for ongoing management of their conditions 72 . Physicians contribute to the patient's maintaining appropriate illness behaviors by focusing on the patient's perception of and response to symptoms (ie, illness) instead of focusing exclusively on physical pathology and demonstrable pathophysiology (ie, disease) 73 .…”

Section: Illness Behavior Process In Late Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Illness Behavior in the Aged

Levkoff

Cleary

Wetle

et al. 1988

J American Geriatrics Society

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A better understanding of the processes through which elderly individuals perceive, evaluate, and act on symptoms will enable physicians to respond more appropriately to the needs of older patients. This paper reviews existing evidence on how the experience of chronic disease and the atypical presentation of symptoms influence symptom recognition and reporting among elderly individuals. A discussion of research on health perceptions suggests that some elderly may inappropriately deny illness and delay seeking medical care, while others with overly negative health perceptions may make excessive physician visits. An overview is presented of the process by which elderly individuals come to seek care from their physicians, combining evidence from the diverse literatures on chronic illness, atypical presentation of disease, and health perceptions. We conclude by discussing the practical implications of this information for clinicians working with the elderly.

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Section: Illness Behavior Process In Late Lifementioning

confidence: 99%