Geriatric medicine Books
Johns Hopkins University Press Care That Works
Book SynopsisTopics that receive special attention include communicating with persons who have language deficits and coping with problem behaviors-two critical problems in dementia care.Trade ReviewJitka Zgola uses many examples of real life situations to enhance the book, and those examples are amusing and touching, adding a very personal dimension. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy Jitka Zgola balances hard knowledge, outstanding research, and years of experience with writing that reflects great warmth and understanding. I find it impossible to read her books without a highlighter in hand. Alzheimer's Care Quarterly Zgola outlines a tolerant and imaginative approach which deserves a wide readership. Her tea group for severely demented residents has elements of genius. Age and AgeingTable of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Relationships Chapter 2. Dementia: Definition and ConsequencesChapter 3. Getting the Facts: History and Personal InformationChapter 4. Ongoing Appraisal of the Person's Cognitive AbilitiesChapter 5. Functional AssessmentChapter 6. Preventing Challenging BehaviorChapter 7. Using Well That Which Remains: But I thought You Said He Can't Remember?Chapter 8. Responding to Problematic Behavior: A ProcessChapter 9. Communication: The Heart of RelationshipsChapter 10. Alzheimer's Disease and the Home: Issues in Environmental DesignChapter 11. Programming Activities Chapter 12. Why Groups?Chapter 13. When is Breakfast? Any Time You Want ItChapter 14. I Have Him Dressed – What Now?: Organizing A Day At Home With A Cognitively Impaired PersonChapter 15. Visiting WellChapter 16. Some Lessons That Come From CaringReferencesIndex
£27.73
Johns Hopkins University Press Concepts of Alzheimer Disease Biological Clinical
Book SynopsisEssays examine not only the prominent role that biomedical and clinical researchers have played in defining Alzheimer disease, but the ways in which the perspectives of patients, their caregivers, and the broader public have shaped concepts.Trade ReviewThe first sentence of this excellent book sums up both its content and the reason one should read it: 'it is ironic that the professional and popular discourse surrounding Alzheimer disease (AD), whose most dreadful feature is the obliteration of memory, proceeds with little awareness of its past.' And if Santayana's often-quoted statement about those who cannot remember the past is true, what does this mean for studies of dementia? This book attempts to answer the question and does so very successfully. -- A. M. Clarfield, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine This book will be an inspiration of greatest interest to anyone engaged in biological or social research in AD. Clinical Gerontologist This is an excellent book, both for the newcomer to the study of Alzheimer disease and to the seasoned reader and clinician. -- A. MacDonald Aging and Mental Health White has written the go-to or standard account of the Haitian Revolution's impact on the United States. Even more important, she has done so in a way that opens up rather than closes off new avenues of exploration. -- Matthew Hale H-Net Reviews 2011Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsPart I: The Cases of Auguste D. And Johann F.Chapter 1. Auguste D.: The History of Alois Alzheimer's First CaseChapter 2. Johann F.: The Historical Relevance of the Case for the Concept of Alzheimer DiseasePart II: From Alzheimer to the Present Chapter 3. Neurofibrillary Changes: The Hallmark of Alzheimer DiseaseChapter 4. Contributions of German Neuroscience to the Concept of Alzheimer DiseaseChapter 5. Beyond the Characteristic Plaques and Tangles: Mid-Twentieth-Century U.S. Psychiatry and the Fight Against Senility Chapter 6. The Rediscover of Alzheimer Disease During the 1960s and 1970sChapter 7. The History of the Genetics of Alzheimer DiseasePart III: Alzheimer Disease as a Social and Cultural EntityChapter 8. Alzheimer Disease: Epistemological Lessons From History?Chapter 9. Aging, Culture, and the Framing of Alzheimer DiseaseChapter 10. Narrative Practice and the Inner World of the Alzheimer Disease ExperiencePart IV: Politics, Policy, and the Perspectives of the Caregiver and PatientChapter 11. The Role of the Concept of Alzheimer Disease in the Development of the Alzheimer's Association in the United StatesChapter 12. The History of the Alzheimer's Association: Future Public Policy Implications Chapter 13. The Concept of Alzheimer Disease in a Hypercognitive SocietyPart V: Progress and Its ProblemsChapter 14. Alzheimer Disease and the New BiologyChapter 15. The Genetics of Alzheimer Disease: Some Future ImplicationsChapter 16. History and the Future of Alzheimer DiseaseIndex
£60.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Social Integration in the Second Half of Life
Book SynopsisThroughout, the authors focus on the diverging influences of social integration and its converse, social isolation, in later life.Trade ReviewPillemer and colleagues, in their excellent review of social integration at the threshold of the 21st century, document the problems of mid-lifers and elders as they seek social integration, that is, a life with people. Gerontologist Karl Pillemer, Phyllis Moen, Elaine Wethington, and Nina Glasgow succeed admirably in giving social integration a contemporary focus using a life-course perspective that emphasizes institutional context, linked lives, and processes of development and change. They should be congratulated on this insightful volume integrating theory and research on social integration and the larger issue of successful aging. Researchers and practitioners alike will find this clearly written and well-organized book a very useful reference. Moreover, it could be used in graduate courses in gerontology because of its content and focus or in research methods for its excellent examples of sociological research. -- Jennifer Crew Solomon Contemporary Sociology This edited volume contains an excellent collection of contributions that not only take a more careful look at social integration in aging, but consider practical means of enhancing the integration process. Health and AgeTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsContributorsIntroductionPart I: Overview of Major Issues and ApproachesChapter 1. Social Integration and Aging: Background and TrendsChapter 2. Multiple Roles, Social Integration, and HealthPart II: Social Integration in Major Domains of Later LifeChapter 3. A Life-Course Approach to Retirement and Social Integration Chapter 4. Transportation Transitions and Social Integration of Nonmetropolitan Older PersonsChapter 5. Social Integration and Family Support: Caregivers to Persons with Alzheimer's DiseaseChapter 6. Future Housing Expectations in Late Midlife: The Role of Retirement, Gender, and Social IntegrationChapter 7. Neighboring as a Form of Social Integration and Support Chapter 8. Social Integration and the Move to a Continuing Care Retirement Community Part III: Interventions to Promote Social Integration in Later LifeChapter 9. An Intervention to Improve Transportation Arrangements Chapter 10. Fostering Integration: A Case Study of the Cornell Retirees Volunteering in Service (CRVIS) ProgramChapter 11. Peer Support for Alzheimer's Caregivers: Lessons from an Intervention Study Chapter 12. Closing Thoughts and Future Directions Author Index Subject Index
£30.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Productive Aging Concepts and Challenges
Book SynopsisSchulz, Brandeis University; Michael Sherraden, Washington University; Alvar Svanborg, University of Illinois-Chicago and Goteburg University, Sweden; Brent A. Taylor, San Diego State UniversityTrade ReviewThis book will find most of its audience among the social gerontologists, but can be read by practitioners with merit. The concepts here are presented in such a clear and logical manner, that as bibliographic essays they could stand alone. There is more here, however, and many trainees could be stimulated by this excellent work to creative thinking. The editing here is outstanding. Doody's Book Review Service Offers a systematic definitive account of the concept of productive ageing. Its scope is ambitious but it succeeds admirably. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare An important initiative that should receive widespread support. Future Survey Productive Aging assembles essays from some of the preeminent scholars currently writing in social gerontology. The editors have done a wonderful job of organizing the chapters into sections and providing appropriate overviews. This volume will appeal to professionals interested in productivity, workforce issues, alternative contributions, and the elderly as contributors to social well-being. Jon Hendricks Ph.D., Oregon State University, editor of The Ties of Later LifeTable of ContentsContents: THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF PRODUCTIVE AGING 1 Productive Aging: Principles and Perspectives 2 Productive Aging in Historical Perspective 3 Productive Aging: A Conceptual Framework DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON PRODUCTIVE AGING 4 Biomedical Perspectives on Productive Aging 5 Psychological Implications of Productive Aging 6 Sociological Perspectives on Productive Aging 7 Productive Aging: An Economist's View EMERGENT THEORIES IN GERONTOLOGY 8 Productive Aging and the Ideology of Old Age 9 The Political Economy of Productive Aging 10 Changes Over the Life Course in Productive Activities: Comparison of Black and White Populations FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN PRACTICE, THEORY, AND RESEARCH 11 Structural Lead: Building New Institutions for an Aging America 12 Productive Aging: Theoretical Choices and Directions 13 Advancing Research on Productivity in Later Life
£48.60
Johns Hopkins University Press Telling the Stories of Life through Guided
Book SynopsisTelling the Stories of Life through Guided Autobiography Groups shows how to organize, record, and share life experiences through a proven and effective technique.Trade ReviewNothing is left to chance in the manual and it is written with a depth of understanding and perception that effectively demonstrates the authors' cumulative practice experience. -- Patricia Higham Ageing and Society This is an inspirational and practical guide on autobiography workshops. Clinical GerontologistTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I Background and Workshop Organization Chapter 1 The Power of Autobiography Chapter 2 Who Should Do Autobiography? Chapter 3 Qualifications of the Leader Chapter 4 Organizing a Guided Autobiography Group Chapter 5 Small-Group Dynamics PART II Session Plans SESSION 1 The Major Branching Points in Your Life SESSION 2 Your Family SESSION 3 The Role of Money in Your Life SESSION 4 Your Major Life Work or Career SESSION 5 Your Health and Body SESSION 6 Your Sexual Identity SESSION 7 Your Experiences with and Ideas about Death SESSION 8 Your Spiritual Life and Values SESSION 9 Your Goals and Aspirations SESSION 10 Wrapping It Up Appendixes A. Sample Publicity B. Session Handouts C. Creating New Themes D. Adapting Workshop Schedules Annotated Reading List Index
£50.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Assisted Living
Book SynopsisAssisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly brings together a group of nationally recognized experts to help define the types of residential care that should be encouraged and sets guidelines for selecting an appropriate type of facility.Trade ReviewThis study is the largest, most comprehensive study of residential care/assisted living ever undertaken. -- Georg Gottschalk Housing Studies The most comprehensive study of RC/AL ever undertaken... Policy makers, educators, advocates, and service providers along the continuum of care for older adults will find this work impressive. -- Susan Daggett Inside GCMTable of ContentsContents: Foreword, M. Powell Lawton Preface List of Contributors Introduction, Catherine Hawes Part I. Key Topics in Assisted Living 1. State Policy and Regulations, Robert L. Mollica 2. Residential Care/Assisted Living in the Changing Health Care Environment, Michael A. Nolin and Robert L. Mollica 3. Creating a Therapeutic Environment: Lessons from Northern European Models, Victor A. Regnier and Anne Copeland Scot t4. Staffing Problems and Strategies in Assisted Living, R. Tamara Hodlewsky 5. African American Use of Residential Care in North Carolina, Elizabeth J. Mutran, S. Sudha, Peter Reed, Manoj Menon, and Tejas Desai Part II. Diversity in Profile: Assisted Living in Four States 6. An Overview of the Collaborative Studies of Long-Term Care, Sheryl Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane, J. Kevin Eckert, Verita Custis Buie, Joan F. Walsh, Gary Grove Koch, and J. Richard Hebel 7. Resident Characteristics, Leslie A. Morgan, Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, and Jay Magaziner 8. The Physical Environment, Philip D. Sloane and Sheryl Zimmerman 9. The Process of Care, Sheryl Zimmerman, J. Kevin Eckert, and Judith B. Wildfire 10. Aging in Place, Shulamit L. Bernard, Sheryl Zimmerman, and J. Kevin Eckert 11. Care for Persons with Dementia, Philip D. Sloane, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Marcia G. Ory 12. Economics and Financing, Sally C. Stearns and Leslie A. Morgan 13. Connectedness in Residential Care: A Qualitative Perspective, J. Kevin Eckert, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Leslie A. Morgan Part III. Future Directions in Assisted Living Emerging Issues in Residential Care/Assisted Living, Sheryl Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane, and J. Kevin Eckert Index
£54.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Healing Heartburn A Johns Hopkins Press Health
Book SynopsisIllustrations, questionnaires, patient vignettes, answers to commonly asked questions, and a list of additional resources round out this comprehensive patient guide.Trade ReviewCheskin and Lacy provide useful and informative guidance to a problem widespread in the U.S. today... They explode several myths, among them that acid isn't the only chemical that causes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); that sufferers don't produce more stomach acid than their nonsuffering friends; and that spicy foods won't provoke GERD. As for interesting truths, they tell us that many have GERD without symptoms and that there is an interesting relationship between GERD and asthma. Booklist [ Healing Heartburn] distinguishes itself by appealing to a lay audience without insulting the clinician... a welcome addition to those interested in the prevalent disorder of GERD. -- Joseph Boullata Nutrition in Clinical Practice Anyone who has popped an antacid after a fiery bowl of chili... Should welcome [this book]. -- John Langone New York Times A well-written book and an invaluable resource for patients with GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease). -- Sanjib P. Mohanty, M.D. and Douglas Morgan, M.D., M.P.H. Gastroenterology 2003Table of ContentsContents: Part I. Introduction Contents: 1. What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? 2. What Goes Wrong in GERD, and Where It Goes WrongPart II. Symptoms & Diseases 3. What Are the Symptoms of GERD? 4 Diagnosing GERDPart III. Treatment: The Four-Step Approach 5. Step 1: Lifestyle Modifications 6. Step 2: Over-the-Counter Medicines 7. Step 3 & 4: Prescription Medicines and SurgeryPart IV. Complications & Special Situations 8. Complications of GERD 9. GERD in Shildren, Pregnant Women, the Older Patient, and the Bed-BoundPart V. The Future 10. A Look into the Future: Diagnosing and Treating GERD and Complications of GERD Abbreviations Glossary Where to Go for Further Information and Support Index
£50.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Healing Heartburn A Johns Hopkins Press Health
Book SynopsisIllustrations, questionnaires, patient vignettes, answers to commonly asked questions, and a list of additional resources round out this comprehensive patient guide.Trade ReviewCheskin and Lacy provide useful and informative guidance to a problem widespread in the U.S. today... They explode several myths, among them that acid isn't the only chemical that causes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); that sufferers don't produce more stomach acid than their nonsuffering friends; and that spicy foods won't provoke GERD. As for interesting truths, they tell us that many have GERD without symptoms and that there is an interesting relationship between GERD and asthma. Booklist [ Healing Heartburn] distinguishes itself by appealing to a lay audience without insulting the clinician... a welcome addition to those interested in the prevalent disorder of GERD. -- Joseph Boullata Nutrition in Clinical Practice Anyone who has popped an antacid after a fiery bowl of chili... Should welcome [this book]. -- John Langone New York Times A well-written book and an invaluable resource for patients with GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease). -- Sanjib P. Mohanty, M.D. and Douglas Morgan, M.D., M.P.H. Gastroenterology 2003Table of ContentsContents: Part I. Introduction Contents: 1. What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? 2. What Goes Wrong in GERD, and Where It Goes WrongPart II. Symptoms & Diseases 3. What Are the Symptoms of GERD? 4 Diagnosing GERDPart III. Treatment: The Four-Step Approach 5. Step 1: Lifestyle Modifications 6. Step 2: Over-the-Counter Medicines 7. Step 3 & 4: Prescription Medicines and SurgeryPart IV. Complications & Special Situations 8. Complications of GERD 9. GERD in Shildren, Pregnant Women, the Older Patient, and the Bed-BoundPart V. The Future 10. A Look into the Future: Diagnosing and Treating GERD and Complications of GERD Abbreviations Glossary Where to Go for Further Information and Support Index
£26.33
Johns Hopkins University Press Person with Alzheimers Disease
Book SynopsisStuckey, Messiah College; Robyn Yale, Consultant to the Alzheimer's Association, San Francisco; Rosalie Young, Wayne State University School of Medicine.Trade ReviewThis is an amazing book! I was greatly moved by the very personal and intimate accounts of the difficulties and challenges presented by progressive memory loss. This book is critical for people newly diagnosed and their family and friends, and all of us who provide care to these families. -- Marquis D. ForemanPhDRN Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Five Star Review Harris has assembled in The Person with Alzheimer's Disease a collection of contributions rich in their insights about the lived experience of persons with AD... [It] compels us to focus on potential contributions, on the persistence of selfhood and human agency, and on how the voices of those with AD can teach us powerful and important lessons. -- Stephen J. CutlerPhD American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias If, like me, you believe that Alzheimer's is an illness people can live with rather than being a condition they die from, then this is the book for you. It has the potential to influence and change the experience of care by influencing and changing the practice of those who read it, who hear the voices of those involved with it and who reflect on the lessons which may be learned. -- Sean Page International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry This book values persons with dementia as contributing to expanding knowledge about dementia and about the meaning of living with dementia while, at the same time, it challenges the assumption that persons with dementia are empty shells and burdens to society... This book is essential reading for all health care providers and care partners who care for persons living with dementia throughout the entire journey, from diagnosis to receiving formal services. Educators, researchers, policy makers, and AD society staff and executive would also benefit greatly from reading this book... I believe this in-depth examination is important, since newer and deeper understandings of dementia, through the eyes of a person living with dementia, can transform practice and lift stigmas... This book provides an important contribution to the dementia literature, as it enriches our understanding of dementia from the perspective of the 'experts'-persons living with dementia. -- Christine Jonas-Simpson Canadian Journal on Aging It is a celebration of the spirit and the strengths of ordinary people who are faced with the challenges of AD (Alzeimher's disease) and other dementias. Ageing and Society 2003Table of ContentsContents: List of Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction - Phyllis Braudy Harris Prologue: Notes from The Crying Room - Gloria J. Stern Part 1: The Medical Experience 1 Testing Times: The Experience of Neuropsychological Assessment for People with Suspected Alzheimer's Disease - John Keady and Jane Gilliard 2 Medical Experiences and Concerns of People with Alzheimer's Disease - Rosalie F. Young Part 2: The Impact of the Diagnosis on Everyday Life 3 Living with the Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease - Alison Phinney 4 Making the Most of Everyday: Quality of Life - Rebecca G. Logsdon 5 Selfhood and Alzheimer's Disease - Steven R. Sabat 6 Social and Family Relationships: Establishing and Maintaining Connections - Lisa Snyder 7 Meaningful Communication throughout the Journey: Clinical Observations - Dorothy Seman 8 Connecting to the Spirit - Jon C. Stuckey 9 Building Resilience through Coping and Adapting - Phyllis Braudy Harris and Casey Part 3: Experiences with Fornal Services 10 The Experience of People with Dementia in Community Services - Charlie Murphy 11 Volunteerism: Contributions by Persons with Alzheimer's Disease - Jane Stansell 12 The Experience of Support Groups for Persons with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease and Their Families - Robyn Yale and Lisa Snyder 13 The Person with Dementia and Artwork: Art Therapy - Kathleen Kahn-Denis 14 "I Can't Place This Place at All": The Nursing Home Experience - John Killick Index
£25.20
Johns Hopkins University Press Policies for an Aging Society
Book SynopsisZeldes, Columbia University.Trade ReviewPresents a comprehensive array of writings about the economic, social, and policy issues facing the United States in maintaining a social insurance program for the elderly into the 21st century. The book covers aging policy broadly and in depth, and the text provides good explanations for the technical concepts discussed in the book. -- Peggy A. Gallup Inquiry The authors and editors have created a timely, readable, and thought provoking text. The reader is drawn into the debate and leaves hoping that our leaders use such an approach to find long-term solutions for the healthcare and retirement needs of our increasingly aging population. -- Anna Maio, M.D. Doody's Rating This important book is distinguished by its careful attention to all three major programs affording retirement security to the elderly (Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid), by its admirable insistence on the need to bring both historical and international perspectives to bear on contemporary American welfare state topics, and by its balanced treatment of the political and economic dimensions of critical policy issues. -- Eric M. Patashnik Journal of Health Politics, Policy and LawTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsContributorsPart I: Introduction Chapter 1. Overview: Issues and Options for an Aging PopulationChapter 2. An International Perspective on Policies for an Aging SocietyPart II: The Economic FrameworkChapter 3. Budget Estimates: What We Know, What We Can't Know, and Why It MattersChapter 4. Long-Run Budget Projections and Their Implications For Funding Elderly EntitlementsChapter 5. Increased Public Spending on the Elderly: Can We Afford It?Chapter 6. The Economic Consequences of Funding Growing Elderly EntitlementsChapter 7. The Entitlements Crisis That Never Existed Part III: Policy AlternativesChapter 8. The Case for Universal Social InsuranceChapter 9. The Moral Imperative of Limiting Elderly Health EntitlementsChapter 10. The Merits of Changing to Defined Contribution ProgramsChapter 11. The Case for Retaining Defined Benefit Programs Chapter 12. Private Accounts, Prefunding, and Equity Investment Under Social Security Chapter 13. Changing Retirement Trends and Their Impact on Elderly Entitlement ProgramsChapter 14. Aligning Incentives For a National Retirement PolicyPart IV: Political Realities Chapter 15. Enacting Reform: What Can We Expect in the Current Political Context?Chapter 16. The Politics of Enacting ReformChapter 17. The Financial Problems of the Elderly: A Holistic ViewIndex
£34.75
Johns Hopkins University Press Dementia Presentations Differential Diagnosis and
Book SynopsisIn addition, each chapter includes a new section entitled describing clinical applications.Trade ReviewA forward-thinking contribution to the field of dementia and is commendable for its goal of striving beyond overly simplistic, formulaic conventions. It would be well placed on the library shelf of the curious and contemplative cognitive clinician. -- Daniel Kaufer, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine A major contribution to dementia research... An excellent reference text for those exploring both the uncharted areas of research and some of the clinical aspects of dementia. -- Matthew Robillard, MD Canadian Journal of Psychiatry A valuable addition to our understanding of the conditions that erode our memory. -- Frances R. Frankenburg, M.D. American Journal of Psychiatry 2005 Timely publication... Stimulating and thorough coverage. -- Mark Walterfang International Psychogeriatrics 2004Table of ContentsContents:List of Contributors Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations IntroductionPART ONE: Background, Concepts, and Diagnostics1. Boundaries between Normal Aging and Dementia: Perspectives from Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Investigations 2. The Spectrum of Dementias: Construct and Nosologic Validity 3. Diagnostic Procedures for Dementia PART TWO: Alzheimer Dementias4. The Neuropathology of Alzheimer Dementia 5. Neural Inflammatory Mechanisms in Alzheimer Syndrome 6. Clinical Subgroups of Alzheimer Disease 7. Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia and Other "Focal Dementias" 8. "Retrophylogenesis" of Memory in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type: A New Evolutionary Memory FrameworkPART THREE: Vascular Dementias and Subcortical Dementias9. Cortical and Frontosubcortical Dementias: Differential Diagnosis 10. Noninfarct Vascular Dementia: The Spectrum of Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer Syndrome 11. The Relationship of Hypertension to Vascular Dementia 12. Vascular Dementias and Alzheimer Disease: Differential Diagnosis 13. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Dementia ComplexPART FOUR: Depressive Dementias14. Depressive Dementia: A "Prepermanent Intermediate-stage Dementia" in a Long-term Disease Course of Permanent Dementia? 15. Depressive Dementia: Cognitive and Biological Correlated and Course of Illness 16. The Nondepressive Pseudodementias 17. Neurobiology of Major Depression in Alzheimer Disease 18. Approaches to the Treatment of Dementing Illness 19. The Spectra of the Dementias Index
£113.52
Johns Hopkins University Press Aging with a Disability What the Clinician Needs
Book SynopsisPaying special attention to the feelings, attitudes, and needs of people with disabilities-three chapters are written by authors who have a disability-Aging with a Disability gives students and clinicians a reliable and compassionate handbook for the treatment of this growing population.Trade ReviewA comprehensive look at aging in individuals who have a disability... Family members and caregivers of an individual with a disability will find this book valuable as an ongoing reference. -- Patricia Duffley-Renow Review of Disability Studies 2005 Offers... significant insights. -- Stephen Weeks International Psychogeriatrics 2005Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Contributors Introduction Part I: The Consumer's Perspective Chapter 1. A Consumer's Perspective on Living with a Disability: How Change in Function Affects Daily LifeChapter 2. Family Members' Perspective on Aging with a Disability Part II: Biopsychosocial Issues Chapter 3. Physiological Changes and Secondary Conditions Chapter 4. Quality of Life, Coping, and Depression Chapter 5. Family and Caregiver IssuesPart III: Treatment Considerations Chapter 6. Maintaining Health and FunctionChapter 7. Functional Changes Affecting People Aging with DisabilitiesChapter 8. The Therapist's Role in Maintaining EmploymentPart IV: Impairment-Specific ConditionsChapter 9. Aging with a Spinal Cord Injury Chapter 10. Aging with Poliomyelitis Chapter 11. Aging with Cerebral Palsy Chapter 12. Aging with Developmental Disabilities: Emerging Models for Promoting Health, Independence, and Quality of LifePart V: Future DirectionsChapter 13. Methodological IssuesChapter 14. The Politics of Aging with Disability: Health Care Policy and the Shaping of a Public AgendaChapter 15. The Health Care Partnership: Barriers to Care— Part 1: The Provider's ViewpointChapter 16. The Health Care Partnership: Barriers to Care— Part 2: The Consumer's ViewpointIndex
£32.65
Johns Hopkins University Press Teaching Dementia Care
Book SynopsisWith her unmistakable compassion, humor, and wisdom, Mace has provided a much-needed guidebook for better teaching and better care.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsPart I: Getting StartedChapter 1. Laying the Groundwork for ChangeChapter 2. Teaching Techniques That WorkChapter 3. Teaching Adult StudentsPart II: LessonsChapter 4. Helping the Person by Understanding the Problem Chapter 5. Helping the Person by Understanding How the Brain Affects BehaviorChapter 6. Facilitating Function by Treating Excess Disability Chapter 7. Facilitating Function by Treating StressChapter 8. Applying Skills in Activities of Daily LivingChapter 9. Helping the Person by Enriching CommunicationChapter 10. Helping the Person by Sustaining RelationshipsChapter 11. Caring for the Person by Meeting Emotional NeedsChapter 12. Helping the Person by Addressing MoodChapter 13. Restoring Enjoyment Through ActivitiesChapter 14. Thinking Through Challenging BehaviorsChapter 15. A Plan And a CelebrationPart III: Additional Information for EducatorsChapter 16. Evaluating Your TrainingChapter 17. Making the Best Use of Charting and Information-Based SystemsChapter 18. Using Assessment InstrumentsReferences and ResourcesIndex
£59.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Teaching Dementia Care
Book SynopsisWith her unmistakable compassion, humor, and wisdom, Mace has provided a much-needed guidebook for better teaching and better care.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsPart I: Getting StartedChapter 1. Laying the Groundwork for ChangeChapter 2. Teaching Techniques That WorkChapter 3. Teaching Adult StudentsPart II: LessonsChapter 4. Helping the Person by Understanding the Problem Chapter 5. Helping the Person by Understanding How the Brain Affects BehaviorChapter 6. Facilitating Function by Treating Excess Disability Chapter 7. Facilitating Function by Treating StressChapter 8. Applying Skills in Activities of Daily LivingChapter 9. Helping the Person by Enriching CommunicationChapter 10. Helping the Person by Sustaining RelationshipsChapter 11. Caring for the Person by Meeting Emotional NeedsChapter 12. Helping the Person by Addressing MoodChapter 13. Restoring Enjoyment Through ActivitiesChapter 14. Thinking Through Challenging BehaviorsChapter 15. A Plan And a CelebrationPart III: Additional Information for EducatorsChapter 16. Evaluating Your TrainingChapter 17. Making the Best Use of Charting and Information-Based SystemsChapter 18. Using Assessment InstrumentsReferences and ResourcesIndex
£39.63
Johns Hopkins University Press When Your Loved One Has Dementia A Simple Guide
Book SynopsisThe result is a guide that integrates the practicalities of caregiving with the human emotions that accompany it.Trade Review"A succinct, original tool for caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease and other dementias. Highly recommended."-Peter V. Rabins, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and co-author, The 36-Hour Day; "This is a good beginning book for the person who is learning to care for someone with dementia. It is sensitive to the feelings and needs of the caregiver."-Nancy L. Mace, co-author, The 36-Hour Day"Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Understanding and Acceptance2. Preparing for the future3. Communication; the Key to Quality of Life for You and Your Loved One4. Safety for You and Your Family Member with Dementia5. The Necessities of Daily Life: Getting Things Done with, Note Just for, Your Loved One6. Keeping Busy and Enjoying Time TogetherGlossaryResourcesIndex
£18.90
Johns Hopkins University Press Communities of Care
Book SynopsisThese questions have broad implications for the policy, administration, and operation of assisted living.Trade ReviewThis book is well written and takes the reader deep into the experiences of African American elders in assisted living facilities within the context of their communities of care. -- S. Yvette Murphy, PhD, MSW Journal of Women and Aging 2006 This is a 'value added' book for any gerontology library. -- James J. Callahan Gerontologist 2007 This volume would be an excellent addition to an undergraduate or graduate anthropology of aging course because it provides a detailed examination of an understudied population and topic. -- Angela Guy-Lee Anthropology and Aging Quarterly
£40.80
Johns Hopkins University Press Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness
Book SynopsisChronic conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, and Parkinson disease are the principal cause of all sickness and death in the United States and represent the vast majority of health care expenditures. Although we now live in a world dominated by chronic conditions, health care is still organized around a commitment to treating acute illnesses.Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness examines current deficiencies in chronic illness care and explores ways to improve it. Addressing the challenges of shifting from the primacy of acute illnesses to the predominance of chronic conditions, the authors identify the components necessary to reorganize and reform health care: properly prepared health care workers; involved patients and families; appropriate use of new technologies, especially information systems; an appropriate role for prevention; and the creation of funding approaches that will provide necessary incentives. This book calls on policy makers, health care providers, and educators to address one of the greatest challenges facing the health care system.Trade ReviewProvides interested readers with a succinct vehicle for becoming conversant on this important topic. -- Jennifer L. Wolff JAMA 2006 This book provides a much needed assessment of the greatest challenges in health care today. -- Germaine Cornelissen Key Reporter 2006 This book is useful for policy makers, health care providers, and educators to address one of the greatest challenges facing the health care system today. Caregiver 2006 Most appealing to thoughtful academics. -- Amasa B. Ford Gerontologist 2006Table of ContentsForeword by Edward Wagner, M.D., M.P.H.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Caring For People With Chronic Illness1. What's So special about Chronic Illness Care?2. The Minensions of Chrpnic Illness3. How the Current System Fails People with Chronic IllnessPart II. Opportunities for Changes4. Reorganizing care in the Face of Chronic illness5. The Right Health Care Workers with the Right Skills6. Patients and Families7. Innovative Technology8. Prevention9. Paying for Chronic CarePart III. Prospects for Change10. The Context for Reform11. Next StepsAppendix A.Appendix B.NotesReferencesIndex
£55.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Designing a Better Day Guidelines for Adult and
Book SynopsisOrganized into three parts-creating awareness, increasing understanding, and taking action-this book will be a key resource for professionals involved in creating and maintaining effective adult day services centers.Trade ReviewA thought-provoking book that illustrates a holistic approach to architectural design and provides a welcome addition to the literature on adult day-care services. -- Julienne Hanson Journal of Aging and Society 2007 An excellent contribution... should be read by students and teachers of architecture, practicing architects, facility programmers, administrators, board members, staff members - everybody who wishes to be involved in creating better ADCs. -- Zachary Rosenfield Journal of Long Term Home Health Care 2008Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Setting the Stage for a Better DayAdult Day Centers: An Emerging Place TypeSome Important TermsHow This Book Is OrganizedPart I: Creating Awareness1. Putting ADCs in ContextThe Historical and Societal Origins of ADCsAdult Day Services TodayCharacter Profiles of Three Common Day Centers2. The Social/Spatial Structure Approach: Diagnostic Patterns in ADCsPattern SeekingPatterns and PlacesDiagnosing Prevalent ADC Types3. The Experiential Approach: Attributes of Place ExperienceA Vocabulary of Place ExperienceAttributes of Place ExperienceExperiencing ADCsConclusionPart II: Increasing Understanding4. ADCs, Places, and SystemsA Model of PlaceThe Placemaking ProcessConclusionPart III: Taking Action5. The Process of Adult/Dementia Day Center DevelopmentA Guiding Image: Your Project VisionWhere to Operate? Site CriteriaMoving from Vision to Project ConceptConclusion6. Determining Feasibility of an Adult/Dementia Day Center ProjectFinancial Feasibility Statement: The Pro FormaNeeds Assessment: If You Build It,Will They Come?7. Developing an Activity ProgramValuing Strengths, Abilities, and ChallengesGiving the Activities Program Direction: Strategic OrientationsLife as ActivityHealth and RehabilitationChoreographing the Daily ProgramConclusion8. Prescriptive Patterns to Facilitate Life as ActivityIntegrating Program and SettingRealm of Activity: Coming and GoingRealm of Activity: Walking and ExploringRealm of Activity: Daily Life ActivitiesRealm of Activity: Cooking and DiningRealm of Activity: Being OutsideConclusion9. Prescriptive Patterns to Facilitate Health and RehabilitationRealm of Activity: Personal Care: ToiletingRealm of Activity: Personal Care: BathingRealm of Activity: Physical and Health Support ActivitiesConclusion10. Evaluating Adult/Dementia Day Centers as PlacesConclusionPeopleProgramPhysical SettingReferencesIndex
£40.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Planning for Uncertainty Living Wills and Other
Book SynopsisThis practical guide helps people navigate the important but often intimidating process of thinking about, and planning for, an uncertain future.Trade ReviewValuable resource. Columbia College Today 2007 A practical guide to help individuals make end-of-life decisions and communicate them to healthcare providers, family members, and other loved ones. UU World 2008 This practical guide helps people navigate the important but often intimidating process of thinking about, and planning for, an uncertain future. Exceptional Parent 2008 Doukas and Reichel achieve two things rarely seen in books geared toward the general public. First, they are uncommonly forthright... The second noteworthy achievement of Planning for Uncertainty is its compatibility with the family physician's worldview. -- David Satin, MD Family Medicine 2008 Planning for Uncertainty contacts much helpful information about advance directives and advance care planning. -- Ellen W. Bernal Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2008Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: What Every Person Needs to Know1. What the Patient Self-Determination Act Means to You2. When Is Treatment Beneficial and When Is It Not Beneficial?3. How Ethical Principles Affect Health Care Decisions4. The Value of Values5. How Advance Directives Work6. The Values History: Defining Your Health Care Values7. You, Your Family, and Health Care Decisions: Choosing a Proxy8. Signing Advance DirectivesAppendixLinks to Advance Directive Forms by StateOther Useful LinksMy Advance Directives for Future Medical TreatmentThe Values HistoryAdvance Directive in Brief CardIndex
£39.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Planning for Uncertainty Living Wills and Other
Book SynopsisThis practical guide helps people navigate the important but often intimidating process of thinking about, and planning for, an uncertain future.Trade ReviewValuable resource. Columbia College Today 2007 A practical guide to help individuals make end-of-life decisions and communicate them to healthcare providers, family members, and other loved ones. UU World 2008 This practical guide helps people navigate the important but often intimidating process of thinking about, and planning for, an uncertain future. Exceptional Parent 2008 Doukas and Reichel achieve two things rarely seen in books geared toward the general public. First, they are uncommonly forthright... The second noteworthy achievement of Planning for Uncertainty is its compatibility with the family physician's worldview. -- David Satin, MD Family Medicine 2008 Planning for Uncertainty contacts much helpful information about advance directives and advance care planning. -- Ellen W. Bernal Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2008Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: What Every Person Needs to Know1. What the Patient Self-Determination Act Means to You2. When Is Treatment Beneficial and When Is It Not Beneficial?3. How Ethical Principles Affect Health Care Decisions4. The Value of Values5. How Advance Directives Work6. The Values History: Defining Your Health Care Values7. You, Your Family, and Health Care Decisions: Choosing a Proxy8. Signing Advance DirectivesAppendixLinks to Advance Directive Forms by StateOther Useful LinksMy Advance Directives for Future Medical TreatmentThe Values HistoryAdvance Directive in Brief CardIndex
£19.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Geriatric Bioscience
Book SynopsisExamining the science of geriatrics and converting its concepts into clinical applications, this groundbreaking work provides clinicians and researchers with a solid foundation for a greater understanding of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of age-related diseases as well as recommendations for promoting healthy aging.Trade ReviewHamerman leads the advanced and careful reader to a better understanding of the relationships between the biology of aging and the emergence of aging-related diseases. Choice 2008 A unique presentation based on the author's many decades of research and experience in the science of aging. It is extremely well documented with more than a thousand references and a helpful reference... an important source of information from an expert. -- Dr. Steven Schwartz Riverdale Press 2008 The nexus between obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease is tantalizing. It takes the hand of a master to synthesize so much material and give a unified overarching view of the relationship between aging and disease. This skillful hand is seen in the smooth flow of the book and a most pleasurable style of writing. -- David O. Staats Doody's Review Service 2008 A must-read for clinicians providing primary care in geriatrics -- Laura J. Niedernhofer Journal of Clinical Investigation 2008 An inspiring, concise, comprehensive, and stimulating primer of the field for aspiring gerontologists, geriatricians, and other physicians who will care for elderly persons. -- William B. Hazzard, MD JAMA 2008 The depth of knowledge presented is astounding... It is a must read for young and in-training geriatricians. -- Dr. Denise Zwahlen-Minton Pharos 2009 I found much of interest in the collection. -- John E. Morley Ageing and Society 2008Table of ContentsForeword by Robert N. ButlerPreface1. The Emergence and Future of Geriatrics2. An Introduction to Concepts of Molecular Biology3. AgingI. Trends in the Aging of the PopulationII. What Is Aging? Can We Distinguish betweenAging and Disease?III. Mechanisms of AgingIV. Longevity: Genetics of Extended Life Span or Risk for Adverse Events4. Interrelations of Certain Aging-related ConditionsI. Cytokines, Inflammation, and Responses to StressII. Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors for Cardiovascular DiseaseIII. The Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 DiabetesIV. OsteoporosisV. OsteoarthritisVI. Frailty and Related Conditions: Anorexia, Sarcopenia, ExerciseVII. CancerVIII. Alzheimer Disease5. Interactive Therapies Significant for an Aging PopulationI. CyclooxygenasesII. StatinsIII. BisphosphonatesIV. Thiazolidinediones and Peroxisome Proliferatoractivated ReceptorV. Cytokine Inhibitors as a Landmark for Newer Anti-inflammatory TherapiesVI. Hormonal Therapies6. Preventive GerontologyI. The Compression or Expansion of Morbidity?II. Healthy Lifestyle PracticesIII. "Successful Aging"EpilogueGlossaryReferencesIndex
£36.55
Johns Hopkins University Press Older Americans Vital Communities A Bold Vision
Book SynopsisHe calls on baby boomers to create institutional structures that promote productive, vital growth for the common good, and he invites people of all ages to think more boldly about what they will do with the long lives ahead of them.Trade ReviewAchenbaum brings a historian's sensibility to his analysis... [His] treatment of religion, spirituality, and aging is one of the most informed and sophisticated that I have read. -- Larry Polivka, Ph.D. The Gerontologist 2006 A well-referenced and clearly, engagingly written account. -- Marshall B. Kapp, JD, MPH Care Management Journals 2006 Achenbaum's book makes a useful contribution to knowledge. His long experience in the field of aging allows him to provide important policy insights. -- Sarah Ruiz Journal of Marriage and the Family 2006 A well-researched historical overview of trends in societal aging over the past century. -- Allison Kabel Anthropology and Aging Quarterly 2006 If the six main chapters alone were not enough to recommend this book, the 30-page reference list that wraps up the volume certainly would be. As textbook or professional reference, Older Americans, Vital Communities would be a worthy investment. -- Christina Butler The Older LEARNer 2007 Achenbaum's study provides a powerful and superbly written starting point for what will be a key area of research within gerontology over the next decade. -- Chris Phillipson Ageing and Society 2007 Researchers, scholars, and graduate students will find that Achenbaum has written a useful, current overview of the literature and history for the field of aging. -- Naomi Eden Educational Gerontology 2008Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A New Demographic Revolution Demands Novel Structural Responses1. The New Faces of Individual Aging2. The New Age of Production and Consumption3. (Re)Creating Networks for Lifelong Learning and Sharing Talents4. Reforming the U.S. Health System to Care for an Aging Population5. Renewing Religious Experiences and Spiritual Practices for a New Age6. Extending the Civic Engagement of Senior CitizensEpilogueReferencesIndex
£23.85
Johns Hopkins University Press Remembering Home
Book SynopsisChaudhury encourages health care professionals and activity leaders to embrace a personhood-affirming mode of care and provides tools and information for nonprofessionals who want to connect with, understand, and better appreciate people with dementia.Trade ReviewExceptionally well written and provides both an informed and compelling argument for selfhood affirming care and a practical guide on enriching the practices of residential care facilities. -- George S. Alexopoulous, M.D. American Journal of Psychiatry 2009 Every long-term-care facility should make it available to staff members. Highly recommended. Choice 2009 Accessibe, and engaging... Remembering Home is predominantly geared towards providing advice for health care professionals and those engaged in caring for memory-challenged adults in health care facilities... is it also use for those family members and friends with loved-ones suffering from dementia. -- Jacqui Poltera, Ph.D. Metapsychology 2009 A sound reminder to all caregivers that all people have pasts, and those pasts are part of who they are today and create, in some ways, their future... Remembering Home: Rediscovering the Self in Dementia is a tool for families to remain connected to loved ones who are experiencing loss of memory... This person-centered approach to affirming older adults with dementia demonstrates the importance of sharing the past with the hope that it will make the journey of the future more meaningful and pleasant for all. -- M. Jean Keller, EdD Activities, Adaptation and Aging 2010Table of ContentsPreface1. Self and Dementia: Reframing the Relational Landscape2. Home: A Pathway to the Self in Dementia3. Home as a Setting for Lived Experience4. ''That Is My Home'': Home Stories and Guided Conversations5. Home Work: Putting Home Stories to Work in Dementia CareReferencesIndex
£37.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Back Book A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Book SynopsisExplains the causes and complexities of back pain and the various paths to diagnosis and treatment. Stressing the importance of individualized treatment, this book discusses the process of establishing a treatment plan that is acceptable to the person with pain, as well as the attending physician.Trade ReviewNeurosurgeon Gokaslan and orthopedist Riley... frequently reassure readers that back pain is usually self-limited, without major treatments or surgery, and they offer recommendations for finding authoritative information, including web sites from national spine organizations. Diagnostic and imaging tests are described, as are pain relief and nonsurgical treatments; physical therapy is strongly promoted both as treatment and as prevention. Gokaslan and Riley give a general overview of back surgeries, placing particular emphasis on matching patient and physician expectations of realistic outcomes. A large amount of information is packed into this slim volume. Although the reading level is high, it should be a popular addition to consumer health collections. Library Journal 2008 A complete and comprehensive guide to the back, it provides an excellently researched manual... A must for any who are facing back pain and are evaluating their options fully. Midwest Book Review 2009 The authors do a good job of describing the full range of treatments from physical therapy to surgery. Also included are a useful index and an interesting section describing how to choose an appropriate and helpful Web site. Another section on how to talk to a physician should be helpful for anyone who has encountered difficulties. Choice 2009Table of ContentsIntroduction: As Common as the Common Cold and Twenty Times More PainfulPart I: What's Causing Your Symptoms?1. Twenty-Four Vertebrae and Twenty-Three Discs2. Who Gets Back Pain, and What Causes It?3. Things That Go Wrong in the Back4. Spinal Tumors and Metastatic CancerPart II: Getting a Diagnosis and Seeking Treatment5. What's Wrong with Me, and What Should I Do about It?6. Pain Relief and Nonsurgical Treatment7. Physical Therapy for Pain, Strength, and Function8. Making the Decision about Surgery9. Back Surgery and RecoveryIndex
£41.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Back Book A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Book SynopsisExplains the causes and complexities of back pain and the various paths to diagnosis and treatment. Stressing the importance of individualized treatment, this title discusses the process of establishing a treatment plan that is acceptable to the person with pain as well as the attending physician.Trade ReviewNeurosurgeon Gokaslan and orthopedist Riley... frequently reassure readers that back pain is usually self-limited, without major treatments or surgery, and they offer recommendations for finding authoritative information, including web sites from national spine organizations. Diagnostic and imaging tests are described, as are pain relief and nonsurgical treatments; physical therapy is strongly promoted both as treatment and as prevention. Gokaslan and Riley give a general overview of back surgeries, placing particular emphasis on matching patient and physician expectations of realistic outcomes. A large amount of information is packed into this slim volume. Although the reading level is high, it should be a popular addition to consumer health collections. Library Journal 2008 A complete and comprehensive guide to the back, it provides an excellently researched manual... A must for any who are facing back pain and are evaluating their options fully. Midwest Book Review 2009 The authors do a good job of describing the full range of treatments from physical therapy to surgery. Also included are a useful index and an interesting section describing how to choose an appropriate and helpful Web site. Another section on how to talk to a physician should be helpful for anyone who has encountered difficulties. Choice 2009Table of ContentsIntroduction: As Common as the Common Cold and Twenty Times More PainfulPart I: What's Causing Your Symptoms?1. Twenty-Four Vertebrae and Twenty-Three Discs2. Who Gets Back Pain, and What Causes It?3. Things That Go Wrong in the Back4. Spinal Tumors and Metastatic CancerPart II: Getting a Diagnosis and Seeking Treatment5. What's Wrong with Me, and What Should I Do about It?6. Pain Relief and Nonsurgical Treatment7. Physical Therapy for Pain, Strength, and Function8. Making the Decision about Surgery9. Back Surgery and RecoveryIndex
£21.53
Johns Hopkins University Press Inside Assisted Living
Book SynopsisThe book features an appendix detailing the research process involved in creating the profiles.Trade ReviewIt can illuminate in depth many of the issues in assisted-care living. Publishers Weekly 2009 An excellent introduction for anyone who needs to acquaint himself or herself with assisted living in anticipation of having to choose assisted care for a parent or other loved one. -- Barbara Petty Boom! 2009 Candid and honest... Inside Assisted Living helps to heighten the awareness of the need for psychological services to this currently major and rapidly growing population. -- Richard H. Cox PsycCRITIQUES 2010Table of ContentsList of ContributorsForeword, by Bill Thomas, M.D.Preface1. Introduction2. Miss Helen at Valley Glen Home3. Opal at Franciscan House4. Karen at Huntington Inn5. Mrs. Koehler at Middlebury Manor6. Dr. Catherine at the Chesapeake7. Mr. Sidney at Laurel Ridge8. Everyday Life in Assisted Living9. Aging in Places10. Aging in PlacesAppendix: Technical Description of the Research ProjectNotesReferencesIndex
£24.54
Johns Hopkins University Press Nursing Homes and Assisted Living The Familys
Book SynopsisIt is a valuable tool for social workers, nurses, and family therapists.Trade Review"An important book about the often difficult and painful process that begins long before a loved family member enters a nursing home... A thorough, excellent and humane book that helps families navigate a difficult, traumatic life change in the most successful way possible." - Inside GCM "His inclusion of real-life stories from the families he's encountered over 20 years anchors the book compassionately." - Los Angeles Times "This is both a very humanistic book and a very practical one... written with the insight of a sociologist and geriatric care manager, someone who sees the human side of the equation first." - ElderCare Online"Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Caring Decisions1. When Someone You Love Goes into CareBecoming a CaregiverBecoming "the Family Member" of Someone in CareLearning the Role of "the Family Member"Types and Levels of CareOther ConsiderationsAlastair2. Deciding about CareHow to Talk about CareChoosing the Right TimeStress and BurnoutWhen a Parent Chooses to Live at RiskMaking the DecisionYour Legal Right to Make Decisions for Your Relative: A WarningAdvance Directives and Medical DecisionsLydia Jean3. Family Decision MakingFamily Relationships and Care DecisionsHow to Make Family DecisionsFamily MeetingsKeep Your Relative InvolvedMary4. Guilt, Loss, and GriefWhat Is Guilt?Conflicts That Give Rise to GuiltFamilies and GuiltAdult ChildrenGuilt, Culture, and Society TodayWhen Guilt Has Other Purposes in Your LifeNot All Relationships Were IdealGuilt and DementiaDealing with GuiltLetting GoGrief and LossHandling GriefMarjoriePart II: The Residence5. About Nursing Homes and Assisted Living FacilitiesKeeping Your Relative at HomeWhere to Start Finding a Nursing Home or Assisted Living FacilityApplying for Seniors HousingAbout Good Care and Good CaringModels of CareOn AbuseSpecialized Dementia Care UnitsCostsNursing Homes and Legal ResponsibilityMildred6. Viewing the ResidenceStaffingProgrammingPoliciesDiningPhysical PlantSurveys and AccreditationJohn and Joyce7. Staff Roles: Who Does What?ReceptionistAdministratorPersonal Care: Nurse'sAidesNursesDietitian and Food Services StaffSocial WorkerRecreation TherapistsRehabilitation StaffHousekeepers / Building MaintenanceStaffPharmacistPhysiciansOther Staff MembersMabel8. Nursing Home and Assisted Living SystemsHow the System WorksA Typical DayCyrusPart III: Moving in and Settling In9. Preparations for Moving DayHow to Prepare Your RelativeGet to Know the Home in AdvanceEquipmentValuablesClothing and LaundryPlan Ahead for Moving DayPlan to Take Care of YourselfBetty10. Moving DayStay CalmIf Your Relative Refuses to GoWalking through the DoorWhen You First ArriveJoan11. Settling InResident AdjustmentChanges and Differences in BehaviorDementia and BehaviorSex and Relationships in Nursing Homes and Assisted LivingOn Staying HealthyYour Emotional AdjustmentThe Gap in Your LifePhases of AdjustmentAcceptanceNew RelationshipsBillPart IV: Being the Family Member of Someone in Care12. Care and Care PlanningBasic Standards of CareHow Care Is OrganizedCare ConferencesChartsMedication and Care PlanningMedication and Pain ControlRestraintsToileting and IncontinenceFallsPressure SoresDepressionAlcohol, Drugs, and Other AddictionsRoommatesLouise13. Communication and Problem SolvingWorking the SystemCommunicationGaps in the SystemWhen Things Go MissingYour RoleMaking ComplaintsThrowing BouquetsAlvin (Part 1)14. VisitingHow Often to VisitVisiting Someone Who Has DementiaGoing Out and Going HomeEnding a VisitCompanionsA Few More Words about SexJane15. Out-of-Town CaregiversProfessional Geriatric Care ManagersLloyd16. Making a Home BetterInclude the Resident in the ChangeIndividual ActionsWorking with Other FamiliesWorking with the SystemWorking with GovernmentAnn17. Difficult Decisions at the End of LifeLiving and DyingTalking about DeathFacing Feelings about Dying and DeathDecisions about Dying and DeathHospice and Palliative CareYounger People and DeathWhat Occurs during the Dying ProcessAfter DeathSaying Good-bye to the HomeDonaldAlvin (Part 2)Appendix 1: Accessing Care in CanadaAppendix 2: QuestionnairesAppendixSome Common Medical AbbreviationsResourcesIndex
£43.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Nursing Homes and Assisted Living The Familys
Book SynopsisIt is a valuable tool for social workers, nurses, and family therapists.Trade Review"An important book about the often difficult and painful process that begins long before a loved family member enters a nursing home... A thorough, excellent and humane book that helps families navigate a difficult, traumatic life change in the most successful way possible." - Inside GCM "His inclusion of real-life stories from the families he's encountered over 20 years anchors the book compassionately." - Los Angeles Times "This is both a very humanistic book and a very practical one... written with the insight of a sociologist and geriatric care manager, someone who sees the human side of the equation first." - ElderCare Online"Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Caring Decisions1. When Someone You Love Goes into CareBecoming a CaregiverBecoming "the Family Member" of Someone in CareLearning the Role of "the Family Member"Types and Levels of CareOther ConsiderationsAlastair2. Deciding about CareHow to Talk about CareChoosing the Right TimeStress and BurnoutWhen a Parent Chooses to Live at RiskMaking the DecisionYour Legal Right to Make Decisions for Your Relative: A WarningAdvance Directives and Medical DecisionsLydia Jean3. Family Decision MakingFamily Relationships and Care DecisionsHow to Make Family DecisionsFamily MeetingsKeep Your Relative InvolvedMary4. Guilt, Loss, and GriefWhat Is Guilt?Conflicts That Give Rise to GuiltFamilies and GuiltAdult ChildrenGuilt, Culture, and Society TodayWhen Guilt Has Other Purposes in Your LifeNot All Relationships Were IdealGuilt and DementiaDealing with GuiltLetting GoGrief and LossHandling GriefMarjoriePart II: The Residence5. About Nursing Homes and Assisted Living FacilitiesKeeping Your Relative at HomeWhere to Start Finding a Nursing Home or Assisted Living FacilityApplying for Seniors HousingAbout Good Care and Good CaringModels of CareOn AbuseSpecialized Dementia Care UnitsCostsNursing Homes and Legal ResponsibilityMildred6. Viewing the ResidenceStaffingProgrammingPoliciesDiningPhysical PlantSurveys and AccreditationJohn and Joyce7. Staff Roles: Who Does What?ReceptionistAdministratorPersonal Care: Nurse'sAidesNursesDietitian and Food Services StaffSocial WorkerRecreation TherapistsRehabilitation StaffHousekeepers / Building MaintenanceStaffPharmacistPhysiciansOther Staff MembersMabel8. Nursing Home and Assisted Living SystemsHow the System WorksA Typical DayCyrusPart III: Moving in and Settling In9. Preparations for Moving DayHow to Prepare Your RelativeGet to Know the Home in AdvanceEquipmentValuablesClothing and LaundryPlan Ahead for Moving DayPlan to Take Care of YourselfBetty10. Moving DayStay CalmIf Your Relative Refuses to GoWalking through the DoorWhen You First ArriveJoan11. Settling InResident AdjustmentChanges and Differences in BehaviorDementia and BehaviorSex and Relationships in Nursing Homes and Assisted LivingOn Staying HealthyYour Emotional AdjustmentThe Gap in Your LifePhases of AdjustmentAcceptanceNew RelationshipsBillPart IV: Being the Family Member of Someone in Care12. Care and Care PlanningBasic Standards of CareHow Care Is OrganizedCare ConferencesChartsMedication and Care PlanningMedication and Pain ControlRestraintsToileting and IncontinenceFallsPressure SoresDepressionAlcohol, Drugs, and Other AddictionsRoommatesLouise13. Communication and Problem SolvingWorking the SystemCommunicationGaps in the SystemWhen Things Go MissingYour RoleMaking ComplaintsThrowing BouquetsAlvin (Part 1)14. VisitingHow Often to VisitVisiting Someone Who Has DementiaGoing Out and Going HomeEnding a VisitCompanionsA Few More Words about SexJane15. Out-of-Town CaregiversProfessional Geriatric Care ManagersLloyd16. Making a Home BetterInclude the Resident in the ChangeIndividual ActionsWorking with Other FamiliesWorking with the SystemWorking with GovernmentAnn17. Difficult Decisions at the End of LifeLiving and DyingTalking about DeathFacing Feelings about Dying and DeathDecisions about Dying and DeathHospice and Palliative CareYounger People and DeathWhat Occurs during the Dying ProcessAfter DeathSaying Good-bye to the HomeDonaldAlvin (Part 2)Appendix 1: Accessing Care in CanadaAppendix 2: QuestionnairesAppendixSome Common Medical AbbreviationsResourcesIndex
£29.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Taking Charge of Your Health A Guide to Getting
Book SynopsisThey urge older adults to ask questions, become informed, and obtain the care they deserve.Trade ReviewConcise and user-friendly. -- Neil A. Grauer Hopkins Reader 2010Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Older Patient in Today's Health Care System1. Aging Today2. The Complexity of Medical Care for SeniorsPart 2: The Health Care System3. Clinical Settings and Key Programs for Seniors4. How Will the Crisis in Health Care Financing Affect You?5. Understanding Primary Care and How to Improve It6. Your Doctor's Perspective7. Getting the Most from Your Referral to a Specialist8. Geriatrics Education for All Health Care ProvidersPart III: Managing Your Health9. How to Take Charge10. How to Choose a Doctor and Make the Most of Your Appointment11. Screening Tests for Seniors12. Managing Medications13. Nutrition and ExerciseIndex
£33.75
Johns Hopkins University Press Taking Charge of Your Health A Guide to Getting
Book SynopsisThey urge older adults to ask questions, become informed, and obtain the care they deserve.Trade ReviewConcise and user-friendly. -- Neil A. Grauer Hopkins Reader 2010Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Older Patient in Today's Health Care System1. Aging Today2. The Complexity of Medical Care for SeniorsPart 2: The Health Care System3. Clinical Settings and Key Programs for Seniors4. How Will the Crisis in Health Care Financing Affect You?5. Understanding Primary Care and How to Improve It6. Your Doctor's Perspective7. Getting the Most from Your Referral to a Specialist8. Geriatrics Education for All Health Care ProvidersPart III: Managing Your Health9. How to Take Charge10. How to Choose a Doctor and Make the Most of Your Appointment11. Screening Tests for Seniors12. Managing Medications13. Nutrition and ExerciseIndex
£17.58
Johns Hopkins University Press My Neck Hurts
Book SynopsisNeck pain is a common and debilitating problem. This guide to the nonsurgical treatment of neck pain tells people what they need to know to become a partner in charting an effective course of treatment. It identifies the various causes of pain and details the range of medical treatments and physical and alternative therapies available.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Anatomy of the Neck and Upper Back: What You Need to Know2. What's Causing Your Neck and Upper Back Pain?3. How Physical Therapy Can Help4. Electrical Treatments: Some Stimulating Options5. Manual Therapy: Hands-On Relief6. The Right Medications7. Getting to the Point with Injection Therapy8. Complementary and Alternative Therapies: Healing the Body, Mind, and Spirit9. Putting It All TogetherWeb SitesGlossaryIndex
£33.75
Johns Hopkins University Press My Neck Hurts Nonsurgical Treatments for Neck and
Book SynopsisNeck pain is a common and debilitating problem. This guide to the nonsurgical treatment of neck pain tells people what they need to know to become a partner in charting an effective course of treatment. It identifies the various causes of pain and details the range of medical treatments and physical and alternative therapies available.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Anatomy of the Neck and Upper Back: What You Need to Know2. What's Causing Your Neck and Upper Back Pain?3. How Physical Therapy Can Help4. Electrical Treatments: Some Stimulating Options5. Manual Therapy: Hands-On Relief6. The Right Medications7. Getting to the Point with Injection Therapy8. Complementary and Alternative Therapies: Healing the Body, Mind, and Spirit9. Putting It All TogetherWeb SitesGlossaryIndex
£19.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Get Your Lower Back Pain under Controland Get on
Book SynopsisGuarino encourages his own patients, Master your pain. Reclaim your life!Trade ReviewThis small book should be read by all patients with low back pain... I highly recommend this book to medical students, residents, pain fellows, and pain practitioners, as well as any healthcare workers interested in low back pain. It will help them understand their patients and answer frequently asked questions. Doody's Review Service 2010Table of ContentsPrefacePart I: Why Does It Hurt? Who Can Help?1. All about Pain2. The Right Doctor for You3. Diagnosing What's Causing Your PainPart II: Therapies from A to Z4. Tools for Managing Pain5. Exercise for Treating Pain (with Elizabeth Pegg Frates, M.D.)6. Tools for Reducing Stress7. Pain Medications8. Injections and Other Treatments9. Surgery10. Alternative TreatmentsPart III: The Cost of Chronic Pain11. Covering the Cost of Pain: Insurance12. The Ins and Outs of Disability13. The Personal Cost of Pain: RelationshipsAppendix: The Anatomy of the BackNotesIndex
£37.35
Johns Hopkins University Press Get Your Lower Back Pain under Controland Get on
Book SynopsisGuarino encourages his own patients, Master your pain. Reclaim your life!Trade ReviewThis small book should be read by all patients with low back pain... I highly recommend this book to medical students, residents, pain fellows, and pain practitioners, as well as any healthcare workers interested in low back pain. It will help them understand their patients and answer frequently asked questions. Doody's Review Service 2010Table of ContentsPrefacePart I: Why Does It Hurt? Who Can Help?1. All about Pain2. The Right Doctor for You3. Diagnosing What's Causing Your PainPart II: Therapies from A to Z4. Tools for Managing Pain5. Exercise for Treating Pain (with Elizabeth Pegg Frates, M.D.)6. Tools for Reducing Stress7. Pain Medications8. Injections and Other Treatments9. Surgery10. Alternative TreatmentsPart III: The Cost of Chronic Pain11. Covering the Cost of Pain: Insurance12. The Ins and Outs of Disability13. The Personal Cost of Pain: RelationshipsAppendix: The Anatomy of the BackNotesIndex
£17.10
University Press of Florida Anthropological Perspectives on Aging
Book SynopsisAn in-depth and wide-ranging approach to the study of older adults in society. Taking a holistic approach to the study of aging, this volume uses biological, archaeological, medical, and cultural perspectives to explore how older adults have functioned in societies around the globe and throughout human history.
£26.06
University Press of Florida Anthropological Perspectives on Aging
Book SynopsisAn in-depth and wide-ranging approach to the study of older adults in society. Taking a holistic approach to the study of aging, this volume uses biological, archaeological, medical, and cultural perspectives to explore how older adults have functioned in societies around the globe and throughout human history.
£67.50
Rutgers University Press With Shaking Hands Aging with Parkinsons Disease
Book SynopsisConcentrates on the account of elder Americans in rural Iowa who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Focusing on the impact of chronic illness on an aging population, this title combines prose with qualitative and quantitative research to demonstrate how PD accelerates, mediates, and obscures patterns of aging.Trade Review"This book is at once a scholarly discourse on an ethnographic study of a cohort of Iowans with Parkinson's disease, and a primer on medical anthropology, Parkinson's disease, and ethnographic research methodology. Recommended." * Choice *"A welcome addition to the literature, focusing on the experience of older adults who are living with this unpredictable, disabling and stigmatizing condition. The author writes crisply, and yet with compassion and sensitivity, as she offers her readers access into the world of ordinary people who often display extraordinary strength and dignity under traumatic life circumstances." * Contemporary Sociology *"The book has at its heart an ethnographic account of the experiences of eight adults in rural Iowa living with PD and their families, and also includes a primer on medical anthropology and one on PD itself. Solimeo writes well, and with affecting sympathy, about life with PD." * Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved *"The future for medical anthropology must include the ethnography of the neurodegenerative conditions of aging. With Shaking Hands brings that future into the present with a strong description of the lived experience of elderly people with Parkinson's Disease in America." -- Arthur Kleinman * Harvard University *"An important and excellent book that describes the experience of Parkinson's disease from the inside: how patients and their family members view it. Thus, it forms a singular contribution to the scientific literature on individual experience and disease." -- Robert L. Rubinstein * author of Singular Paths: Single Men Living Alone *"A richly detailed and touching ethnographic portrayal of the experiences of elderly people with Parkinson's disease. It is pertinent reading for researchers and clinicians as well as students, especially but not exclusively those in medical anthropology." -- Judith C. Barker * University of California, San Francisco *"This book is at once a scholarly discourse on an ethnographic study of a cohort of Iowans with Parkinson's disease, and a primer on medical anthropology, Parkinson's disease, and ethnographic research methodology. Recommended." * Choice *"A welcome addition to the literature, focusing on the experience of older adults who are living with this unpredictable, disabling and stigmatizing condition. The author writes crisply, and yet with compassion and sensitivity, as she offers her readers access into the world of ordinary people who often display extraordinary strength and dignity under traumatic life circumstances." * Contemporary Sociology *"The book has at its heart an ethnographic account of the experiences of eight adults in rural Iowa living with PD and their families, and also includes a primer on medical anthropology and one on PD itself. Solimeo writes well, and with affecting sympathy, about life with PD." * Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved *"The future for medical anthropology must include the ethnography of the neurodegenerative conditions of aging. With Shaking Hands brings that future into the present with a strong description of the lived experience of elderly people with Parkinson's Disease in America." -- Arthur Kleinman * Harvard University *"An important and excellent book that describes the experience of Parkinson's disease from the inside: how patients and their family members view it. Thus, it forms a singular contribution to the scientific literature on individual experience and disease." -- Robert L. Rubinstein * author of Singular Paths: Single Men Living Alone *"A richly detailed and touching ethnographic portrayal of the experiences of elderly people with Parkinson's disease. It is pertinent reading for researchers and clinicians as well as students, especially but not exclusively those in medical anthropology." -- Judith C. Barker * University of California, San Francisco *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Becoming Old, Becoming Sick Tell the Guys at the Coffee Shop That I'm Seeing My Anthropologist It Takes a Little While to Find Out for Sure It's a Nasty, Hiding Disease I'm a Little Disappointed in That I Don't Know What to Blame It On I Don't Know What's Worse-Parkinson's Disease or the Medications It Gets Worse I Am More of the Parent Than a Wife Conclusion: Aging, Embodiment, and Conditions Appendix A: Interview Participants Appendix B: Parkinson's Disease Resources
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Rutgers University Press It Never Goes Away Gender Transition at a Mature
Book SynopsisNow that gender reassignment has become much more commonplace, many people are ready to finally undergo the procedures they have always secretly wanted. Dr. Anne Koch describes the step by step procedures that she underwent, and shares the impact on her personal life, in order to show seniors the benefits and challenges of transitioning.Trade Review"Bravo to Dr. Anne Koch! It Never Goes Away is a must-read that is filled with both words of wisdom and lots of practical information for a journey that many persons are now pursuing or will embark on some day. As a role model and humanitarian, Dr. Koch has produced an important example for families and friends who are supporting loved ones on their gender affirmation journey." -- Gloria Bachmann * Director of Women's Health Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School *“Dr. Koch shares an authentic, informative, and up to date compelling personal narrative. With passion, innovation, and sharp attention to detail, she provides a formative roadmap for how to meet the needs of anyone considering a transition later in life. This is a must read for the Trans community and their allies.” -- Sheila Nutt * Director, Educational Outreach Programs, Harvard Medical School *"Dr. Annie Koch has devoted much of her professional life to teaching others. In this revealing and personal account of her remarkable life she continues to inspire and encourages each of us to be true to ourselves; it's never too late. I've been fortunate to know Annie personally and anyone who reads her story will never forget her!" -- Jeffrey Spiegel, MD, FACS * The Spiegel Center, Newton, MA *"Dr. Anne Koch presents a compelling narrative of her later-in-life transition, skillfully weaving together experiences drawn from her professional and personal life. She adds an important voice to the literature on transgender health that will move health systems to continually improve care in this area." -- Jenny Siegel, MD * Medical Director of the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Boston Medical Center *“It Never Goes Away is a riveting story about the gender transition journey of Dr. Anne Koch, a leading practitioner and educator in dental medicine. Her gentle but necessarily didactic story succeeds in unmasking the stigma faced so long by transgender people. The book “shines light” on one of the biggest problems in transgender medicine—that there is no continuity of care by many healthcare providers, with an exception of a few large gender centers and institutions. It Never Goes Away will become a core reading in educational programs at schools of medicine in the United States and Canada.” -- Lisa McBride * Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, TCU and UNTHS School of Medicine *"I finished this book in one sitting! It's a must-read for all healthcare practitioners....A very open and revealing work that will help everyone understand the struggles of transgender people and will be an indispensable tool for persons contemplating transition, since even complex medical concepts are explained clearly. Annie's story shows that even when transition happens late in life, the best years may still be ahead if you have the courage to face them." -- Amelia Guzman * Chair of Education, Philippine Nurses Association of America *"This is a must-read that is filled with both words of wisdom and lots of practical information for a journey that until recently was a thought that many times remained unfulfilled. Dr. Koch is a role model and humanitarian and provides us with an important example for families and friends who support their loved ones on their gender affirmation journey. Not only is this filled with information, it is authentic and a compelling personal narrative that is written with passion. It is written from the heart, revealing and inspirational." * Reviews by Amos Lassen *Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface – It Never Goes Away Chapter 1 – The Early Years Chapter 2 – Dental School and the Professional Years Chapter 3 – My First Step: Facial Feminization Surgery Chapter 4 – Gender Reassignment Surgery Chapter 5 – My Observation on The Gender Reassignment Surgery Process Chapter 6 – The Role of Therapy Chapter 7 – Beginning the Transition Process Chapter 8 – Further Impressions from My Gender Transition Chapter 9 – Reality, Myths, and the Future of Transgender Health Care Chapter 10 – Would I Do It Again? Regrets and Mistakes I Made Chapter 11 – Epilogue Index
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Springer Publishing Co Inc The Health Services Executive HSE Tools for
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Springer Publishing Co Inc EvidenceBased Geriatric Nursing Protocols for
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Floris Books Anthroposophical Care for the Elderly
Book SynopsisDetails models and approaches to care of the elderly which recognise the individuality of each human being.
£18.00
American Dietetic Association,U.S. Nutrition Care of the Older Adult A Handbook for
Book SynopsisWhether residing at home, in assisted living or in a nursing facility, older adults have unique nutrition needs. Like the previous edition, this hands-on reference encompasses the total perspective on person-driven nutrition care of older adults, from nutrition and disease states to regulatory compliance in health care settings.
£56.70
Cambridge University Press Handbook of Old Age Liaison Psychiatry
Book SynopsisA unique and complete overview of the mental health challenges facing older people in hospital. Offering a practical guide to the assessment and management of the impact of the hospital on the medical, social and psychological wellbeing of older people. An essential and accessible resource for acute hospital clinicians across all specialties.
£42.74
Wiley Geriatric Dentistry
Book SynopsisGeriatric Dentistry: Caring for Our Aging Population provides general practitioners, dental students, and auxiliary members of the dental team with a comprehensive, practical guide to oral healthcare for the aging population.Table of ContentsList of Contributors vi Dedication viii Introduction ix About the Companion Website xi Part 1: Underlying Principles of Aging 1 Aging: Implications for the Oral Cavity 3 Bei Wu 2 Palliative Care Dentistry 17 Michael Wiseman Part 2: Clinical Practice 3 Living Arrangements for the Elderly: Independent Living Shared Housing Board and Care Facilities Assisted Living Continuous Care Communities and Nursing Homes 31 Timothy J. Halligan and Kelly A. Halligan 4 Palmore’s Facts on Aging Quiz: Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Facts and Myths of Aging 38 Ralph H. Saunders 5 The Senior-Friendly Office 43 Ruth S. Goldblatt and Janet A. Yellowitz Part 3: Decision Making and Treatment Planning 6 Geriatric Patient Assessment 61 Mary R. Truhlar 7 Treatment Planning and Oral Rehabilitation for the Geriatric Dental Patient 70 Peter Y. Kawamura and Mary R. Truhlar 8 Informed Consent for the Geriatric Dental Patient 82 Jessica De Bord 9 Evidence-Based Decision Making in a Geriatric Practice 86 Mary R. Truhlar Part 4: Common Geriatric Oral Conditions and their Clinical Implications 10 Root Caries 97 Dick Gregory and Susan Hyde 11 Periodontal Disease 107 Saroj Gupta 12 Endodontic Management of the Aging Patient 116 Harold E. Goodis and Bassam M. Kinaia 13 Oral Mucosal Lesions 137 Miriam R. Robbins 14 Xerostomia 152 Jadwiga Hjertstedt 15 Prosthetic Considerations for Frail and Functionally Dependent Older Adults 171 Ronald L. Ettinger 16 Medical Complexities 188 Elisa M. Chávez Part 5: Care Delivery 17 Delivery Systems 211 Diane Ede-Nichols 18 Portable Dentistry 224 Harvey Levy 19 Promoting Oral Health Care in Long-Term Care Facilities 236 Mickey Emmons Wener Carol-Ann Yakiwchuk and Mary Bertone 20 Dental Professionals as Part of an Interdisciplinary Team 268 Teresa E. Johnson Jayne E. Cernohous Paul Mulhausen and Deborah A. Jacobi Part 6: Future Vision 21 Planning for the Future 299 Teresa A. Dolan and Douglas Berkey Answer Section 312 Index 313
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd AntiAgeing Nutrients
Book SynopsisAgeing is a complex, time-related biological phenomenon that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated. According to even the most pessimistic projections, average lifespan is expected to increase around the world during the next 20 years, significantly raising the number of aged individuals. But increasing life expectancy presents new problems, and industrialized countries are facing a pronounced increase in lifestyle diseases which constitute barriers to healthy ageing. Anti-Ageing Nutrients: Evidence-based Prevention of Age-Associated Diseases is written by a multi-disciplinary group of researchers, all interested in the nutritional modulation of ageing mechanisms. Structured in three parts, Part 1 looks at the cellular modifications that underlie senescence of cells and ageing of the organisms; the effects of energy restriction on cellular and molecular mechanisms and in the whole organism; and the epigenetic modifications associated with ageing. PartTable of ContentsList of contributors xiii Preface xv Acknowledgment xvii Part I – Ageing of cells and organisms 1 Human ageing a biological view 3Henrique Almeida and Liliana Matos 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Human ageing and frailty 4 1.2.1 Mortality curves 4 1.2.2 Susceptibility to disease and mortality 5 1.2.3 Age-related and age-dependent diseases 6 1.3 Fundamental causes 7 1.4 Experimental approach to human ageing 8 1.4.1 Ageing models in dividing cells: Replicative senescence and telomere involvement 8 1.4.2 Stress-induced premature senescence 10 1.4.3 Ageing in organs and tissues 11 1.4.4 Lipofuscin deposition following organelle dysfunction and damage accumulation 12 1.4.5 Damage consequences: Dysfunctional organelles and cell functional decline. Cell loss 13 1.5 Involving genes in organism ageing and longevity 14 1.5.1 Longevous humans 14 1.5.2 Experimental approaches 15 1.5.2.1 The insulin/IGF-1 axis 17 1.5.2.2 IGF-1 signaling into FOXO proteins 18 1.5.2.3 Other pathways 20 1.6 Conclusions and prospects 21 Acknowledgment 23 References 23 2 To eat or not to eat – Anti-ageing effects of energy restriction 33Delminda Neves Maria João Martins Emanuel dos Passos and Inês Tomada Part 1 33 2.1 Energy restriction as more than a weight-loss strategy 33 2.2 Restriction of energy vs restriction of nutrients 34 2.2.1 Experimental models of energy restriction 35 2.2.2 Observational studies and the first human trial of energy restriction: CALERIE study 40 2.3 Effects of energy restriction on organisms 42 2.3.1 Increased longevity and health of energy-restricted organisms 43 2.3.2 Body composition temperature and resting metabolic rate 46 2.3.3 Metabolism and insulin sensitivity 48 2.3.4 Immune system and inflammatory modulation 49 2.3.5 Neuroendocrine axes and adipokines 50 2.3.6 Growth factors and cytoprotective effects 57 2.4 Cellular and molecular effects of energy restriction 57 2.4.1 Modulation of gene expression 58 2.4.2 Molecular mechanisms of sirtuins 60 2.4.2.1 Sirtuin 1 60 2.4.2.2 Sirtuin 6 63 2.4.2.3 Sirtuin 7 63 2.4.2.4 Sirtuin 3 63 2.4.2.5 Sirtuins 4 and 5 64 2.4.2.6 Sirtuin 2 64 2.4.3 AMPK 65 2.4.4 Oxidative stress and metabolic reprogramming 65 2.4.5 Autophagy and mTOR signaling 67 2.5 Energy restriction mimetics 71 2.5.1 Sirtuin activity stimulators 72 2.5.2 Antidiabetic drugs 73 2.5.3 Rapamycine 74 2.5.4 Polyamines 74 2.5.5 Antilipolytic drugs 75 Part 2 76 2.6 Obesity and ageing 76 2.6.1 Obesity as a premature death inducer 76 2.6.2 Adipose tissue and metabolic dysregulation 79 2.6.2.1 Adipose tissue and disruption of endocrine secretion of adipokines 80 2.6.3 Mitochondrial dysfunction 80 2.6.4 Endoplasmic reticulum stress 81 2.6.4.1 Endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced unfolded protein response 82 2.6.4.2 Ageing-induced modification in unfolded protein response 83 2.6.4.3 Obesity-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress 85 2.6.5 Anti-obesity effects of natural compounds extracted from plants 88 2.6.5.1 Polyphenols 88 2.6.6 Anti-obesity effects of minerals (magnesium) 96 2.7 Conclusion 98 Acknowledgment 98 References 98 3 Nutrition epigenetics and ageing 133Jill Ann McKay and Luisa Anne Wakeling 3.1 Introduction 133 3.2 Epigenetics 133 3.2.1 DNA methylation 134 3.2.2 Histone modifications 135 3.2.3 Noncoding RNAs 135 3.2.4 The function of epigenetic mechanisms 136 3.3 Epigenetics and ageing 137 3.3.1 DNA methylation profiles and ageing 137 3.3.2 Histone modifications and ageing 137 3.3.3 MicroRNAs and ageing 138 3.4 Influence of nutrition on epigenetic modifications 138 3.4.1 Nutritional modulation of epigenetic enzyme activity 139 3.4.2 Influence of nutrition on substrate availability for epigenetic modifications 141 3.4.3 Critical windows and the developmental origins hypothesis 142 3.5 Nutrition epigenetics and ageing 144 3.5.1 Overview 144 3.5.2 Specific dietary regimens and nutrients that influence epigenetics and ageing 145 3.5.2.1 Dietary restriction 145 3.5.2.2 Dietary polyphenols 145 3.5.2.3 One-Carbon metabolism 146 3.6 Conclusions and future perspective 147 References 147 Part II – Nutritional modulation of age-related organ functional decline 4 Nutritional interventions in age-related genetic and epigenetic instability and cancer 157Thomas Prates Ong and Ana Paula de Melo Loureiro 4.1 Cancer as an age-associated disease 157 4.2 Genetic and epigenetic alterations as molecular mechanisms underlying carcinogenesis 159 4.3 Diet nutrition and cancer 165 4.4 Targeting age-related genomic and epigenomic alterations with nutritional interventions for cancer prevention 167 4.4.1 Folate 168 4.4.2 Energy restriction 170 4.4.3 Bioactive food components 172 4.5 Conclusions and perspectives 173 Acknowledgment 174 References 174 5 Nutraceuticals in immunosenescence 183Thea Magrone and Emilio Jirillo 5.1 Introduction 183 5.2 The immune response in ageing 184 5.2.1 Phagocytes 184 5.2.2 Natural killer cells 184 5.2.3 T cells 185 5.2.4 B cells 185 5.3 Micronutrients that modulate immunosenescence 186 5.3.1 Zinc 186 5.3.2 Copper 187 5.3.3 Iron 188 5.3.4 Selenium 188 5.4 Probiotics and prebiotics 189 5.4.1 Probiotics 189 5.4.2 Prebiotics 190 5.5 Dietary lipids 191 5.6 Polyphenols 192 5.7 Conclusion and future directions 195 Acknowledgments 195 References 195 6 Cardiovascular ageing 203Carmen Brás Silva and Delminda Neves 6.1 Age-related cardiac changes 203 6.1.1 Heart changes 203 6.1.1.1 Structural changes 203 6.1.1.2 Functional changes 204 6.1.1.3 Changes in cardioprotective and repair processes 207 6.2 Age-related vascular changes 207 6.2.1 Central arterial changes 207 6.2.1.1 Arterial structural changes 208 6.2.2 Peripheral arterial changes 210 6.2.3 Arterial functional changes 210 6.2.3.1 Blood pressure 210 6.3 Changes in the interaction between heart and arterial system 211 6.4 Endothelial dysfunction 211 6.5 Erectile dysfunction as an early signal of cardiovascular disease 213 6.5.1 The erection mechanism 214 6.5.2 Contribution of ageing to erectile dysfunction onset 214 6.5.2.1 Age-related structural and molecular modifications of erectile tissue 215 6.6 Diet nutrition and cardiovascular ageing 218 6.6.1 Obesity energy restriction and cardiovascular ageing 218 6.6.2 Diet patterns and cardiovascular ageing 220 6.6.2.1 Contribution of dietary pattern to erectile dysfunction onset 221 6.7 Nutritional intervention for cardiovascular disease prevention or amelioration 222 6.7.1 Nutritional pattern modulation 223 6.7.2 Intervention of specific nutrients in cardiovascular disease protection 225 6.7.2.1 Polyphenolic compounds 225 6.7.2.2 l-Carnitine and l-arginine 227 6.7.2.3 Fatty acids 228 6.7.2.4 Vitamins 228 6.7.2.5 Minerals 230 6.7.2.6 Caffeine 230 6.8 Conclusions 230 References 231 7 Bone and muscle ageing 247Joana Carvalho Elisa Marques and Pedro Moreira 7.1 Introduction 247 7.1.1 Determinants of bone loss in ageing 248 7.1.2 Regulation of muscle atrophy in ageing 249 7.2 Osteoporosis and fragility fractures in the elderly 251 7.3 Nutritional mechanisms of age-related bone loss 252 7.4 Calcium and vitamin D and the ageing skeleton: Efficacy in the treatment of osteoporosis 254 7.5 Skeletal muscle age-related contributory mechanisms 256 7.6 The role of nutrition in preventing ageing skeletal muscle atrophy 259 7.6.1 Protein 259 7.6.2 PUFA and inflammation 260 7.6.3 Anti-oxidants and oxidative stress 261 7.6.4 Vitamin D 262 7.6.5 Food and dietary patterns 262 7.7 Resistance exercise and nutrition: effective treatment strategy to counteract age-related muscle wasting and bone loss 263 7.7.1 Protein and resistance exercise 264 7.8 Concluding remarks 266 References 266 8 Nutrition and the ageing eye 277 ngela Carneiro 8.1 The ageing eye 277 8.1.1 The lens 277 8.1.2 The retina 278 8.2 Nutrients in the structure and physiology of the healthy human eye 279 8.2.1 Vitamins 279 8.2.2 Polyunsaturated fatty acids 280 8.2.3 Zinc 280 8.3 The human eye and the oxidative stress 280 8.4 The anti-oxidant systems in the eye 281 8.5 How can diet interfere with the ocular anti-oxidant system? 282 8.6 Nutritional intervention in age-associated eye diseases 283 8.6.1 Cataract 283 8.6.1.1 The blue mountains eye study 284 8.6.1.2 The beaver dam eye study 284 8.6.1.3 The india age-related eye disease study 284 8.6.1.4 The spanish segment of european eye study (EUREYE) 285 8.6.1.5 The physicians’ health study 285 8.6.1.6 The women’s health study 285 8.6.1.7 The age-related eye disease study (AREDS) 285 8.6.1.8 The age-related eye disease study 2 (AREDS2) 286 8.6.2 Age-related macular degeneration 286 8.6.2.1 AREDS 289 8.6.2.2 AREDS2 290 8.7 Nutrigenomics 291 8.8 Conclusions 291 References 292 9 Beauty from the inside: Nutrition and skin ageing 299Alessandra Marini and Jean Krutmann 9.1 Introduction 299 9.2 Vitamins 302 9.2.1 Vitamin C (l-ascorbic acid) 302 9.2.2 Vitamin E (tocopherol) 303 9.2.3 Vitamin B6 304 9.2.4 Carotenoids 304 9.2.5 Vitamin D 306 9.3 Polyphenols and flavonoids 306 9.4 Polyunsaturated fatty acids 308 9.5 Pre- and probiotics 308 9.6 Conclusions 310 References 310 10 Retarding brain ageing and cognitive decline 315José Paulo Andrade 10.1 Ageing and brain 315 10.2 From “healthy ageing” to dementia 316 10.3 Green tea as a functional food and source of nutraceuticals 318 10.3.1 Bioavailability of the catechins of green tea 319 10.3.2 Direct and indirect actions of catechins 320 10.3.3 Action of catechins in brain 321 10.3.4 Catechins and neurodegenerative diseases 321 10.3.5 Other polyphenols 323 10.4 Modulatory effect of diet pattern on age-associated cognitive decline 323 10.5 Multidomain interventions 326 10.6 Conclusions 327 Acknowledgment 327 References 327 Part III – Evidence-based retardation of ageing 11 Science-based anti-ageing nutritional recommendations 335Inês Tomada and José Paulo Andrade 11.1 Introduction 335 11.2 The relevance of nutraceuticals and functional nutrients in anti-ageing medicine 336 11.3 Nutrition from food vs from supplements 340 11.3.1 Food enrichment and fortification 341 11.3.2 Nutritional supplements 342 11.3.2.1 Nutritional compounds as drugs delivered via food 343 11.3.3 Pills capsules powders and syrups 351 11.3.4 Factors that affect the bioavailability of nutrients 352 11.3.4.1 Food processing and cooking methods 353 11.3.4.2 Competitive interactions between nutrients 355 11.3.4.3 Drug–food and drug–nutrients interactions 357 11.4 Favorable combinations of nutrients in food 360 11.5 Lifestyle strategies for successful ageing 363 11.5.1 The mediterranean and asian diets 368 11.5.2 The french paradox 375 Acknowledgment 378 References 378 Index 391
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Diabetes in Old Age
Book SynopsisThis new edition of the popular and market-leading Diabetes in Old Age features up-to-date and comprehensive information about the key aspects of managing older people with diabetes, predominantly type 2 diabetes.Table of ContentsPreface vii Foreword viii List of contributors xi Section A: Pathophysiology screening and diagnosis1 1 Pathophysiology of diabetes in older people 3Graydon S. Meneilly 2 Type 1 diabetes in older age 13Medha Munshi and Alan J. Sinclair 3 Preventative strategies 20Edward S. Horton 4 Diagnosis and screening 29Jorge Manzarbeita 5 Assessment procedures including comprehensive geriatric assessment 43Willy Marcos Valencia Marie Danet and Hermes Florez Section B: Vascular risk factors and complications 55 6 Peripheral arterial disease 57Leocadio Rodríguez Mañas Cristina Alonso Bouzon and Marta Castro Rodríguez 7 Coronary heart disease 67Ahmed H. Abdelhafiz 8 Chronic kidney disease related to diabetes in older patients 84Isaac Sinay and Felipe Inserra 9 Visual loss in people with diabetes in old age 106Peter H. Scanlon 10 Diabetes foot disease 113Srikanth Bellary 11 Diabetes neuropathy and old age 125Jennifer Dineen and Christopher Gibbons 12 Sensory disabilities in people with diabetes 137Rowan Hillson 13 Sexual health and wellbeing 148Geoffrey I. Hackett 14 eHealth and diabetes: Designing a novel system for remotely monitoring older adults with type 2 diabetes 167Elena Villalba]Mora Ignacio Peinado]Martínez and Francisco del Pozo Section C: Treatment and care issues 177 15 Insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome 179Andrew J. Krentz and Angelo Scuteri 16 Diabetes and functional limitation: The emergence of frailty and disability 213Leocadio Rodriguez Manas and Alan J. Sinclair 17 Metabolic decompensation in older people 225Giuseppe Paolisso and Michelangela Barbieri 18 Nutrition management 240Trisha Dunning 19 Physical exercise management 267Mikel Izquierdo and Eduardo Lusa Cadore 20 Medicines pharmacovigilance and the importance of undertaking comprehensive assessments and regular medicine reviews 277Trisha Dunning 21 Glucose]lowering drugs 298Andrew J. Krentz and Alan J. Sinclair 22 Insulin therapy 323Ahmed H. Abdelhafiz 23 Hypertension in older diabetic patients 338N. Jain A. Chikara and A. Goel 24 Hypoglycemia 350Medha Munshi 25 Diabetes in care homes 360Trisha Dunning and Alan J. Sinclair 26 Primary and community care of diabetes in older people 376Mark Kennedy 27 Inpatient diabetes care and admissions avoidance in older people with diabetes 395Belinda Allan Ketan Dhatariya Esther Walden Carol Jairam and Mike Sampson Section D: Management of associated complications 411 28 Diabetes and co]morbidities 413 Marta Castro Rodríguez and Leocadio Rodríguez Mañas 29 Diabetes and cognitive dysfunction 426Alan J. Sinclair 30 Mood disorders 437Ahmed H. Abdelhafiz and Alan J. Sinclair 31 Falls and diabetes 448Cristina Alonso Bouzón and Medha Munshi 32 Managing pain 456Trisha Dunning 33 Palliative and end]of]life care 470Trisha Dunning and Alan J. Sinclair Section E: Optimizing diabetes care in older people 489 34 Diabetes education and the older adult 491Elizabeth A. Beverly Arlene Smaldone and Katie Weinger 35 Supporting the family and informal carers 505Alan J. Sinclair and Trisha Dunning 36 Public health issues and community impact 516Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo and Roger Gadsby 37 Providing cost]effective diabetes care 525Chia]Hung Chou and Elbert S. Huang 38 Clinical trials in older people 533Olga Laosa Marta Checa and Laura Pedraza Index 543
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For Dummies Navigating Your Later Years for Dummies
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular and
Book SynopsisPrevention and Management of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Provides accurate and well-documented information on the impact of diet and physical activity in the prevention and management of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and healthy aging. This authoritative textbook examines the independent and combined impact of diet and physical activity in the prevention and management of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, with special emphasis on the elderly populations. In this book the authors: Provide the latest data on the association between a suboptimal diet and physical inactivity and chronic disease. Examine the role of epigenetics on longevity. Discuss the fundamentals of healthy aging. Highlight the role of well-known dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet and the Nordic diet in favorable health outcomes, including cardiovascular, metabolic health, and healthy aging. Discuss the health outcomes of physical activity and healthy aging. Present the most recent evidence-based data on the independent and synergistic impact of diet and exercise on disease prevention and management including, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, kidney failure, cancer and other conditions. Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease: Diet, Physical Activity and Healthy Aging is an excellent textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in medical and health-related disciplines and for health professionals, including dietitians and nutritionists, exercise physiologists, athletic trainers, nurses, physicians, geriatricians, and other health professionals with a special focus in older adults. This book is also a highly useful reference for health professionals interested in introducing diet and physical activity as an intervention for healthy aging as well as the prevention and management of cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases that are prevalent in aging populations.Table of ContentsPreface vii List of Contributors ix Unit 1 Diet and Physical Activity as Determinants of Human Health 1 The Link between Sub-optimal Diet and Physical Inactivity with Non-communicable Diseases 3 2 Lifestyle and Epigenetics 19 3 Healthy/Prudent Diets and Health Benefits in Adults 35 Unit 2 Basic Concepts of Physical Activity and Fitness 4 Definition of Fitness and Its Components 63 5 Defining Physical Activity and Exercise 69 6 Implications and Health Benefits of Physical Activity in Adults 79 Unit 3 Determinants of Healthy Aging 7 Healthy Aging: Definition and Scope 93 8 The Interface Between Healthy Aging, Longevity, and Disease 105 9 Physiological Changes in Multiple Organ Systems Through Aging: Measuring and Monitoring Aging 117 10 The Role of Plant-based Diets on Healthy Aging 133 11 Physical Activity as a Determinant of Healthy Aging 159 Unit 4 Cardiovascular Health, Diet, And Physical Activity 12 Heart Failure 171 13 Atrial/Flutter Fibrillation 191 14 Endothelial Function 205 Unit 5 Cardio-metabolic Health, Diet, And Physical Activity 15 Diabetes Mellitus 223 16 Hypertension 241 17 Dyslipidemia 259 18 Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome 275 19 Obstructive Sleep Apnea 299 20 Chronic Kidney Disease 327 21 Cancer 347 Appendix Answers to Self-assessment Questions 367 Abbreviations 381 Glossary 385 Index 393
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