Financial considerations are a major barrier to the older adult's participation in health promotion because
a. most older adults have accepted poor health as a part of growing older.
b. Medicare often does not cover the cost of preventive services.
c. many already have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses.
d. they generally place more value on saving their disposable income.
B
Older adults must incur the cost of many preventive services because Medicare does not cover them all. This can be hard on the fixed, limited income of many older adults. It is not true that older adults accept poor health as inevitable. Health promotion activities can occur in the pres-ence of chronic illnesses. Some older adults do place high value on saving money, but not all older adults are influenced by this desire.
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