Health-Seeking Behavior Among the Elderly.

Bausell, R. Barker

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ERIC Number: EJ346683

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Health-Seeking Behavior Among the Elderly.

Bausell, R. Barker

Gerontologist, v26 n5 p556-59 Oct 1986

Compared persons 65 years of age or older (N=177) to younger adults (n=997) with respect to compliance with 20 recommended health-seeking behaviors. Overall, the elderly group reported greater compliance with these behaviors, attributed more importance to their value, but perceived themselves as having less control over their future health. (Author/ABB)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Behavior, Compliance (Psychology), Health Activities, Locus of Control, Older Adults, Patient Education, Preventive Medicine

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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