TY - BOOK ID - 77904422 TI - When walking fails PY - 2003 SN - 159875002X 9786612762901 0520937120 1282762907 9780520937123 0585467854 9780585467856 0520238192 9780520238190 9781598750027 9780520237421 0520237420 0520237420 661276290X 9781282762909 PB - Berkeley New York University of California Press Millbank Memorial Fund DB - UniCat KW - Public Policy KW - Movement Disorders KW - Gait KW - Chronic Disease KW - Chronic diseases KW - Movement disorders. KW - Diseases, Chronic KW - NCDs (Noncommunicable diseases) KW - Non-communicable diseases KW - Non-infectious diseases KW - Noncommunicable diseases KW - Diseases KW - Dyskinesia KW - Dyskinesias KW - Motor disorders KW - Disabilities KW - Nervous system KW - Movement Disorder Syndromes KW - Dyskinesia Syndromes KW - Etat Marbre KW - Status Marmoratus KW - Dyskinesia Syndrome KW - Movement Disorder KW - Movement Disorder Syndrome KW - Psychomotor Disorders KW - Chronically Ill KW - Chronic Illness KW - Chronic Diseases KW - Chronic Illnesses KW - Disease, Chronic KW - Illness, Chronic KW - Illnesses, Chronic KW - Pain Management KW - Gaits KW - Locomotion KW - Walking KW - Affirmative Action KW - Migration Policy KW - Population Policy KW - Social Protection KW - Social Policy KW - Action, Affirmative KW - Migration Policies KW - Policies, Migration KW - Policies, Population KW - Policies, Public KW - Policies, Social KW - Policy, Migration KW - Policy, Population KW - Policy, Public KW - Policy, Social KW - Population Policies KW - Protection, Social KW - Public Policies KW - Social Policies KW - Policy Making KW - Social Control, Formal KW - psychology KW - Complications. KW - american adults. KW - arthritis. KW - back problems. KW - chronic conditions. KW - chronic health conditions. KW - diabetes. KW - disabling conditions. KW - emotional conditions. KW - health care system. KW - health policy. KW - healthy society. KW - heart disease. KW - improve mobility. KW - lung disease. KW - medicine. KW - mobility difficulties. KW - mobility problems. KW - nonfiction. KW - personal experiences. KW - physical disabilities. KW - policymakers. KW - public health. KW - quality of life. KW - social relationships. KW - societal issues. KW - textbooks. KW - walking. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77904422 AB - Roughly one in ten adult Americans find their walking slowed by progressive chronic conditions like arthritis, back problems, heart and lung diseases, and diabetes. In this passionate and deeply informed book, Lisa I. 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. Iezzoni claims that, although strategies exist to improve mobility, many people do not know where to turn for advice. She addresses the need to inform policymakers about areas where changes will better accommodate people with difficulty walking. This straightforward and engaging narrative clearly demonstrates that improving people's ability to move freely and independently will enhance overall health and quality of life, not only for these persons, but also for society as a whole. ER -