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Self-care Among Makassarese Older Persons, Indonesia: a Descriptive Study
Syahrul Said
Self-care Among Makassarese Older Persons, Indonesia: a Descriptive Study
Syahrul Said
Self-care is the activity that individuals initiate and perform in order to maintain their own life, health and well-being. Humans are both capable and willing to perform self-care activities. Nevertheless, capacity for meeting self-care needs may be modified by aging. Therefore, there might be a time when the older persons cannot perform self-care independently. Related with the self-care deficit theory of Orem, when the older person cannot meet their self-care demands, nursing is needed. But in any system where the nurse exists, the care should be designed based on self-care needs and abilities of the older person concerned. The description of older person?s experience, in terms of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) on self-care and maintaining health will be used to determine nursing needs of older persons for health promotion and self-care. This book supply evidence-based nursing information and practice with regards to provision of self-care and nursing need to older persons of Makassarese tribe, a major tribe in Eastern part of Indonesia.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 16, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9783659123191 |
Publishers | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing |
Pages | 144 |
Dimensions | 150 × 9 × 226 mm · 222 g |
Language | English |
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