title: Self-care in Israel: physicians' views and perspectives.
abstract: This paper examines physicians' perceptions about potential effects of lay self-care. The research was designed to explore these perceptions regarding three types of effects with particular reference to their general distribution and their inter-relationships. The findings showed that physicians distinguished clearly among the effects of self-care but that their opinions differ considerably regarding the effects on utilization, costs and hospitalization rates. The implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Shuval
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Javetz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shye
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010358:Patient Participation; D010819:Physician's Role; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care