| Description |
1 online resource (208 pages). |
| Series |
Studies in Medical Anthropology |
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Studies in medical anthropology.
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| Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1: Introduction: Becoming Old, Becoming Sick; 2: Ethnography and Age in the Field; 3: It Takes a Little While to Find Out for Sure; 4: It's a Nasty, Hiding Disease; 5: I Don't Know What to Blame It On; 6: I Don't Know What's Worse, Parkinson's or the Medications; 7: It Gets Worse; 8: Changing Bodies, Changing Roles; 9: Conclusion: Aging, Embodiment, and Conditions; Appendix A: Interview Participants; Appendix B: Selected Resources; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
Far from celebrity media spotlight, ordinary individuals, many older and less advantaged, suffer the disabling pain of Parkinson's disease (PD), an illness whose progressive symptoms often mimic old age and cause mobility impairment, communication barriers, and social isolation. At the heart of With Shaking Hands is the account of elder Americans in rural Iowa who have been diagnosed with PD. With a focus on the impact of chronic illness on an aging population, Samantha Solimeo combines clear and accessible prose with qualitative and quantitative research to demonstrate how the disease acceler. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index. |
| Subject |
Parkinson's disease -- Patients -- Iowa.
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Medical anthropology -- Iowa.
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Older people -- Diseases -- Iowa.
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Parkinson Disease -- psychology.
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Aged.
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Aging -- psychology.
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Antiparkinson Agents.
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Caregivers -- psychology.
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Health Services for the Aged.
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United States.
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Parkinson's disease.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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Medical anthropology. (OCoLC)fst01013693
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Older people -- Diseases.
(OCoLC)fst01199100
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Parkinson's disease -- Patients.
(OCoLC)fst01053697
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Iowa. (OCoLC)fst01205835
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiography.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780813545431 |
| ISBN |
9780813547121 (electronic bk.) |
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0813547121 (electronic bk.) |
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