Daily use of complementary and other therapies for symptoms among older adults: Study design and illustrative results

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-69

  Arcury, Thomas A ^a   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Neiberg, Rebecca H ^a   Lang, Wei ^a   Nguyen, Ha T ^a   Altizer, Kathryn ^a   Stoller, Eleanor P ^b   Bell, Ronny A ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

complementary therapies; health self management; rural aging

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PAIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 78651342005     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310385115     Document Type: Article

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