Gerontology category: 668 books
by Corey M. Abramson
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Senior citizens face a gauntlet of physical, psychological, and social hurdles. But do disadvantages accumulated over a lifetime make the final years especially difficult for some people? Or does the quality of life among poor and affluent seniors converge? Corey Abramson investigates whether lifelong inequality structures the lives of the elderly.
The Ultimate Guide to Sex After Fifty
How to Maintain – or Regain – a Spicy, Satisfying Sex Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
The population over age 50 is larger than ever in history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 32.1 percent of the U.S. population were age 50 and over in 2011. This demographic is also healthier, more aware, more youthful, and more vocal than any previous older generation. Thanks to ongoing medical...
Ageing and Caring
A Guide for Later Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Although it is something that affects all of us, directly or indirectly, ageing can all too often be perceived negatively. Ageing and Caring is an essential, positive guide for older people, their carers and their families. It seeks to outline not only the challenges that can arise from ageing but...
The Caregivers
A Support Group's Stories of Slow Loss, Courage, and Love
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
A moving, intimate, and compassionate book that chronicles the experiences of a group of long-term caregivers—spouses, parents, and friends of the elderly and ill—illuminating critical issues of old age, end-of-life care, medical reform, and social policy—and “providing comfort in the time-honored...
by Randy Griffin, RN, MS
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
An innovative new book prescribing the path to a better way of life for people with Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia. Written by Randy L. Griffin, a recognized expert in the field of dementia care, the book examines why people with dementia are often misunderstood by their families,...
by Patricia Casasa García, Evertina Ramírez Díaz, Rocío del Carmen Guillén Velasco
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Dentro del proyecto PAPIME se propuso la elaboración de un libro que reuniera los diversos enfoques y temas que debe abordar el profesional de enfermería para el estudio de la salud familiar, de esta manera se comenzó la búsqueda de material idóneo que sirviera para la producción de diversos...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
This highly practical volume presents valuable insights for all professionals who provide activities for the impaired elderly. It will serve as a helpful resource for both those who work directly with the aged in institutional settings, as well for those who train activities counselors.
Therapeutic...
Elderescence
The Gift of Longevity
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2005
Thirty-five million Americans are living beyond the age of sixty-five, a twenty-five year increase in life expectancy since 1900. This longevity, once the gift of a few, has become the destiny of many. This time of life is not just about retiring; in fact many who retire return happily to some type...
Behavioral Intervention Research
Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
This unique text provides comprehensive coverage of one of the most neglected—yet vitally important--areas of public health research: developing, evaluating, and implementing novel behavioral interventions in service and practice settings. Written for Masters- and Doctoral-level courses, the book...
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric Health and Social Care
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
"The information [in this book] is amazing. I reviewed topics in which I have expertise and was very satisfied. This is an excellent addition to my library and I will refer to it often, much like a medical dictionary. Score: 90, 4 Stars.--Doody's Medical Reviews
"The third edition...
Preparing Participants for Intergenerational Interaction
Training for Success
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Preparing Participants for Intergenerational Interaction: Training for Success examines established intergenerational programs and provides the training methods necessary for activity directors or practitioners to start a similar program. This book contains exercises that will help you train colleagues...
Art of Ageing
Inspiration for a Positive and Abundant Later Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Ageing remains a natural part of life, and it is precisely the impermanence of life that renders it so precious. Knowing that it is brief requires an appreciation of each moment of beauty and wasting no opportunity for learning and love. The Art of Ageing has been written to help achieve these ends....
Compact Clinical Guide to Geriatric Pain Management
An Evidence-Based Approach for Nurses
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
"The care of older adults suffering with pain is a difficult task that calls for understanding as well as compassion. Dr. Quinlan-Colwell has written an excellent book that deals with every facet of the problems that are encountered by caregivers....[This book] provides the reader with valuable...
Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes
There Is No Safe Place
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Abuse, although often not detected or reported, existed in every facility we surveyed. It is a serious problem.
Old, weak, and often cognitively impaired, nursing home patients can be easy targets for physical, psychological, material, and financial mistreatment at the hands of those entrusted...