When Walking Fails
Subtitle: Mobility Problems of Adults with Chronic Conditions (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: June 2, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780520237421
Subjects: Central government policies; Disability: social aspects; Health systems & services; United States; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Diseases - General; Medical / General; Chronic diseases; Complications; Movement Disorders
Description: Roughly one in ten adult Americans find their walking slowed by progressive chronic conditions. Author Iezzoni describes the personal experiences of and societal responses to adults whose mobility makes it difficult for them to live as they wish--partly because of physical and emotional conditions and partly because of persisting societal and environmental barriers. Basing her conclusions on personal experience, a wealth of survey data, and extensive interviews with dozens of people from a wide social spectrum, Iezzoni explains who has mobility problems and why; how mobility difficulties affect people's physical comfort, attitudes, daily activities, and relationships with family and friends throughout their communities; strategies for improving mobility; and how the health care system addresses mobility difficulties, providing and financing services and assistive technologies.--From publisher description.