Health, illness, and disability in later life : practice issues and interventions
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Health, illness, and disability in later life : practice issues and interventions
(Sage sourcebooks for the human services series, v. 17)
Sage Publications, c1991
- pbk.
Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book addresses the health problems of older people from a multidisciplinary perspective. With a unique focus on applications, the volume presents new concepts and research findings, with suggestions for their implementation in practice settings. The contributors work directly with the elderly as medical providers, socio-behavioural scientists, social workers or public sector administrators and employees.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND DISABILITY IN LATER LIFE: CONCERNS FOR PRACTITIONERS
Introduction - Rosalie F Young and Elizabeth A Olson
PART TWO: HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY: STATUS, BEHAVIORS, AND RISKS
Modifying the Aging Process - Robert Arking
Health Promotion and Risk Reduction for Later Life - Joseph W Hess
Drug Use and Misuse Among the Elderly - Martha J Miller
The Emergence of Alzheimer's Disease - Rosamond Robbert
Issues and Concerns
The Older Adult Alcoholic Client - Nova Muir Green and Janet D Bridgham
Elder Abuse - Cynthia Shelby-Lane
A Case Analysis for Health Care Providers
Health, Policy, and Aged Minorities - John B Waller Jr
PART THREE: HEALTH PROBLEMS AND FAMILY CARE: IMPACT BEYOND THE OLDER PATIENT
Family Caregiving as an Intergenerational Transfer - Barbara Hirshorn
Family Implications of Heart Disease Among the Elderly - Rosalie F Young
Understanding Caregiving Interventions in the Context of the Stress Model - Eva Kahana and Jennifer Kinney
Intervention Strategies - Leon Schrauben
Support Services for Family Caregivers
PART FOUR: THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASPECTS OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND DISABILITY IN LATER LIFE
Multidisciplinary Professional Development in Geriatrics/Gerontological Health - Elizabeth A Olson
Practical Suggestions for Program Planning
Afterword - Elizabeth A Olson and Rosalie F Young
Concerns and Their Resolutions for Practitioners
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