Diana L Morris
Biographic Data
| ID | 1730701 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diana L Morris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diana L |
| FAMILY NAME | Morris |
| SIGNATURE | MORRIS D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Case Western Reserve University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8393-4076 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Recurrent symptoms: Well-Being and Management
Interpreting bodily changes as illness: A Longitudinal Study of Older Adults
Elderly Persons' Interpretation of a Bodily Change as an Illness Symptom
Based on a community random sample of 406 elderly, factors that persuade an elderly person to interpret a bodily change as a symptom of illness are described. Three measures of such illness interpretation among 27 different bodily changes are used in analysis: giving an illness label to the change, consulting a physician for it, and/or using self-care for treatment. The three types of representations across all 27 bodily changes taken together, a…
Older adults' bodily changes and physician contact
The question of what motivates elders to seek medical advice is explored among a random sample of 467 persons aged 65 and over living in Ohio, USA. The effect of physical and psychological variables on an initial physician visit was analysed for particular bodily changes the subjects had experienced. Unlike the situation in many other utilization studies, these specific complaints could be identified as leading to physician contact in a causal se…
Interpreting bodily changes as illness: A Longitudinal Study of Older Adults
Recurrent symptoms: Well-Being and Management
Elderly Persons' Interpretation of a Bodily Change as an Illness Symptom
Based on a community random sample of 406 elderly, factors that persuade an elderly person to interpret a bodily change as a symptom of illness are described. Three measures of such illness interpretation among 27 different bodily changes are used in analysis: giving an illness label to the change, consulting a physician for it, and/or using self-care for treatment. The three types of representations across all 27 bodily changes taken together, a…
Older adults' bodily changes and physician contact
The question of what motivates elders to seek medical advice is explored among a random sample of 467 persons aged 65 and over living in Ohio, USA. The effect of physical and psychological variables on an initial physician visit was analysed for particular bodily changes the subjects had experienced. Unlike the situation in many other utilization studies, these specific complaints could be identified as leading to physician contact in a causal se…
Elderly Persons' Interpretation of a Bodily Change as an Illness Symptom
Based on a community random sample of 406 elderly, factors that persuade an elderly person to interpret a bodily change as a symptom of illness are described. Three measures of such illness interpretation among 27 different bodily changes are used in analysis: giving an illness label to the change, consulting a physician for it, and/or using self-care for treatment. The three types of representations across all 27 bodily changes taken together, a…
Older adults' bodily changes and physician contact
The question of what motivates elders to seek medical advice is explored among a random sample of 467 persons aged 65 and over living in Ohio, USA. The effect of physical and psychological variables on an initial physician visit was analysed for particular bodily changes the subjects had experienced. Unlike the situation in many other utilization studies, these specific complaints could be identified as leading to physician contact in a causal se…
Interpreting bodily changes as illness: A Longitudinal Study of Older Adults
Recurrent symptoms: Well-Being and Management
Medicine (4 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Seriousness (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works)