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Lay self-care in health: The views and perspectives of Israeli laypeople

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  • Shye, Diana
  • Javetz, Rachel
  • Shuval, Judith T.

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A random sample of 407 Israel laypeople was interviewed about several dimensions of their attitudes toward lay self-care in health. The dimensions studied were perceptions of laypeople's motives in undertaking self-care, views regarding the division of responsibility for individual health between laypeople and professionals, and opinions regarding the effects of lay autonomy and initiatives in health care and seven specific self-care behaviors. These attitudes were analyzed in relation to sociodemographic and health-related variables. The findings suggest that Israeli laypeople take a medically-dependent view of health care, and indicate that self-care in health is not a particularly salient or widely advocated behavior. This research compliments previous studies on Israeli physicians and allied health professionals' attitudes towards self-care.

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  • Shye, Diana & Javetz, Rachel & Shuval, Judith T., 1991. "Lay self-care in health: The views and perspectives of Israeli laypeople," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 33(3), pages 297-308, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:33:y:1991:i:3:p:297-308
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