In older adults, negative health events occur not because cures for diseases are not available or because proper treatment was not applied, but because patients fail to follow the medical instructions or regimens that maintain their health. This book examines the research on nonadherence using a cognitive, social, and developmental framework.
With life expectancy increasing globally, older adults around the world want to live active lifestyles with improved health and higher quality of life. Physiology of Exercise and Healthy Aging, Second Edition, examines the effects of the aging process on the major physiological systems and identifies the positive impacts of physical activity and ......
The second edition of this engaging text reflects a welcome new paradigm for aging - that of aging as a positive stage of life. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the wide variety of subject areas within gerontology, and combines research with engrossing narratives, new trends, and controversial topics.
A Practical Guide for the Interdisciplinary Care Team
Filled with key insights and field-tested knowledge, this is a concise, hands-on guide to how interdisciplinary team strategies can advance the care of older homeless adults. The book encompasses research evidence, education-based initiatives, and systems thinking, and describes how to implement promising health care outlooks for diverse elderly ......
Harnessing the proven benefits of active learning strategies, this is the first activity book created for a broad spectrum of courses in aging-related higher education. It features 32 classroom and community-based educational activities for instructors seeking to introduce and/or enhance aging content in their courses.
Focuses on the full spectrum of long-term care settings, ranging from family and community based care through supportive housing options to a variety of institutional long-term care alternatives. Integrating theory and practice, the book features the perspectives of diverse fields regarding current long-term care options and new directions for the ......
Kinship and Cohort in an Aging Society brings together scholars whose common link is their intellectual intersection with the work of Vern Bengtson, an esteemed family sociologist whose accomplishments include foundational theoretical contributions to the study of families and intergenerational relations as well as the development of the widely ......
Covers assessment and treatment of a multitude of rehabilitation issues as they affect older adults and the elderly. This title deals with complicating factors such as the presence of multiple medical conditions, dementia and other neurologic/psychiatric problems, medication differences in the elderly, and more.
Provides an overview of the essential information that those working, or hoping to work in the field of aging, should know about disasters, emergencies, and their effects on the mental health of older adults. The book also includes evidence-based approaches for identifying and classifying mental health problems.
