Date of Graduation
8-2017
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Adult and Lifelong Learning (EdD)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
Advisor/Mentor
Kit Kacirek
Committee Member
Vicki Dieffenderfer
Second Committee Member
Theres Stiefer
Keywords
Affordable Care Act, Chronic Disease, Heuristic Elicitation Methodology, Preventive Health, Rural Areas, Self-care Management
Abstract
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 mandated healthcare reform in the United States by requiring insurance coverage for more Americans. Further, the law deemed healthcare providers, communities and individuals throughout the nation were responsible for fighting chronic disease and escalating healthcare costs. Preventive care and self-care have been cited as low-cost options for initiating change in the American population by helping individuals have access, information and resources to make better healthcare choices and manage their chronic diseases. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to identify the perceptions of self-care from patients living with chronic disease in an underserved, rural area.
Citation
Overshon, S. L. (2017). Assessing Patient Perceptions of Self-Care: Examining Chronic Disease in an Underserved Rural Area. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2471
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons