Patterns of Illness Behavior Among Rural Elderly: Preliminary Results of a Health Diary Study

Palo Stoller, Eleanor; Earl Forster, Lorna

doi:10.1111/j.1748-0361.1992.tb00323.x

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Patterns of Illness Behavior Among Rural Elderly: Preliminary Results of a Health Diary Study

Published in The Journal of Rural Health • Jan 1, 1992

Authors:

Eleanor Palo Stoller

Lorna Earl Forster

Abstract

This paper summarizes the responses of rural elderly people to a variety of symptoms experienced during a three-week period. Responses to symptoms included causal attributions, consultation patterns, and intervention strategies. Data recorded in diaries during a three-week period highlight the impor...

Subject

Illness behavior

Gerontology

Health behavior

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