Preventing disability in the elderly with chronic disease.

Research sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality led to development of a patient self-management program that can help prevent or delay disability even in patients with arthritis, heart disease, or hypertension. Patients are taught how to better manage their symptoms, adhere to m...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Kass-Bartelmes, Barbara L.
Corporate Author:	United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Rockville, Md. : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2002]
Series:	Research in action (United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) ; issue #3. AHRQ publication ; no. 02-0018.
Subjects:	Older people > Health and hygiene. Older people > Diseases. Disability awareness > United States. Chronic Disease > rehabilitation. Aged.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS91816