Geriatric medicine Books
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
Johns Hopkins University Press Ethical Foundations of Palliative Care for
Book Synopsis, Creighton University Medical Center.Trade ReviewThe editors ought to be congratulated for creating a space that allows us to retell our individual and social stories of dying with dementia. -- Peter Whitehouse, M.D., Ph.D New England Journal of Medicine Books like this, which take a global view of the effects of disease, are much needed. All of us working in palliative care would benefit from reading this book as it exposes assumptions derived from the treatment mostly of cancer patients and encourages us to review our thoughts on the intrinsic value of all life, however opaque. Palliative Medicine 2005 Offers valuable insights into the philosophy and practice of palliative care in AD from perspectives of a group of American and European experts... It raises important questions and poses solutions to a variety of pressing clinical issues. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias This volume is a definite resource for any geriatric care manager... It presents many viewpoints and provides a number of good insights. -- Anita H. Miller Inside GCM 2005 Highly recommended for physicians and other health care professionals. -- Michael Gordon Canadian Journal on Aging 2006 A short book review cannot do justice to the magnitude and worth of this book... It is a compendium of hope. -- David Kuhl Ageing and Society 2005Table of ContentsForewordPreface AcknowledgmentsList of Contributors Introduction. Historical Overview of a Current Global ChallengePart I: The Health Care Challenge of Alzheimer Disease: Basic Societal, Pathological, and Clinical IssuesChapter 1. Darkness Cometh: Personal, Social, and Economic Burdens of Alzheimer DiseaseChapter 2. Neuropathology and Symptomatology in Alzheimer Disease: Implications for Caregiving and CompetenceChapter 3. The Clinical Challenge of Uncertain Diagnosis and Prognosis in Patients with DementiaPart II: European Voices on U.S. and European Models of Palliative CareChapter 4. Expanding the Scope of Palliative CareChapter 5. Hospital-based Palliative Care and Dementia, or What Do We Treat Patients For and How Do We Do It?Chapter 6. Elderly Persons with Advanced Dementia: An Opportunity for a Palliative Culture in MedicinePart III: Philosophical and Theological ExplorationsChapter 7. Autonomy and the Lived Body in Cases of Severe DementiaChapter 8. The Moral Self as PatientChapter 9. The Practice of Palliative Care and the Theory of Medical Ethics: Alzheimer Disease as an ExamplePart IV: Clinical Ethics Issues: Focus on Patients and CaregiversChapter 10. The Tendency of Contemporary Decision-making Strategies to Deny the Condition of Alzheimer DiseaseChapter 11. Advance Directives and End-of-Life Decision Making in Alzheimer Disease: Practical ChallengesChapter 12. Saying No to Patients with Alzheimer Disease: Rethinking Relations among Personhood, Autonomy, and WorldChapter 13. The Ethical Challenge of Treating Pain in Alzheimer Disease: A Dental CaseChapter 14. Alzheimer Disease and EuthanasiaPart V: Organizational Ethics Issues: Educational Initiatives, Laws, and Allocation DecisionsChapter 15. The Role of Nurses and Nursing Education in the Palliative Care of Patients and Their FamiliesChapter 16. Ethical Dimensions of Alzheimer Disease Decision Making: The Need for Early Patient and Family EducationChapter 17. Changing Patterns of Protection and Care for Incapacitated Adults: Perspectives from a European Society in TransitionChapter 18. Social Marginalization of Persons with Disability: Justice Considerations for Alzheimer DiseaseCommentary on Part V: A Clinician's Commentary from a Post-Soviet Society on Organizational Issues of Care for Alzheimer DiseasePart VI: Research Underpinnings for an Ethical Model of Palliative CareChapter 19. Biomedical Research in Alzheimer DiseasChapter 20. Conducting Research in the Alzheimer Disease Population: Balancing Individual, Group, Family, and Societal InterestsChapter 21. Drugs and Dementia: Pharmacotherapy and Decision Making by Primary CaregiversAppendix A. The Declaration of Berg en Dal on Ethical Principles Guiding Palliative Care of Persons with Alzheimer's DiseaseAppendix B. Framework for an Educational Module for Health ProfessionalsIndex
£29.25
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
£27.90
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
£25.19
Springer Publishing Company Challenges of Biological Aging
Book SynopsisThis volume provides the non-biologist an overview of what is known about the physiological bases of aging. The author examines the many basic theories and emerging hypotheses underlying the molecular, cellular, and systemic processes involved in senescence. He addresses the normal physiological changes that characterize the aging phenotype, and also considers the role of many age-associated diseases in growing older. Masoro synthesizes a much-needed unified theory of biological aging to which explains how and why the body grows into the condition we call old. This text is intended for gerontology students in training, as well as for human physiologists interested in gerontology,.
£71.09
Springer Publishing Company Handbook on Dementia Caregiving
Book SynopsisThis collection provides a comprehensive analysis of intervention approaches to dementia caregiving. It reviews the existing knowledge and provides a conceptual framework for organizing caregiver interventions of all types. Of special interest is the design of an intervention study for a culturally diverse community. The volume concludes with a discussion of how to translate intervention research into public policy, with an assessment of the future of caregiving and caregiving intervention research.
£61.19
Springer Publishing Company Handbook of Lifespan Development
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£101.69
Springer Publishing Company Resilient Widowers Older Men Speak for Themselves
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£73.79
Springer Publishing Company Effective Health Behavior in Older Adults
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£63.89
Springer Publishing Company Successful Aging Through the Life Span
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£57.59
Springer Publishing Company Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
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£60.79
Springer Publishing Company Clinical Gerontological Social Work Practice
Book SynopsisThis book has a forward-thinking orientation that reflects the reality of aging with older adults throughout the aging life course... Dr. Youdin integrates an advanced clinical social work practice with in-depth knowledge of evidence-based practice as well asd geriatric medicine, psychiatry and gerontology. -- The Lamp Written by an expert in gerontological social work and curriculum development, this book provides a wealth of clinical information for social workers and other health care professionals who counsel older adults. It describes a strengths-based, empowerment approach to treatment that integrates theory, technique, advocacy, and social policy, and encompasses the tenets of human rights. The book''s content has been tested in the classroom setting for a three-year period with advanced social work undergraduate and graduate students. The book examines various theories of aging including a contrast between the strengths-based person-in-environment theory and the pathologically based medical model of psychological problems. It advocates truly engaging with the older client during the assessment phase, and discusses a variety of intervention modalities. The psychological construct of stigma regarding aging is examined, along with the major psychopathological problems common to older adults. The book also considers Alzheimer''s disease and dementia, medical problems of older adults and co-occurring psychological problems, substance abuse, older adult sexuality, elder abuse, and the vulnerabilities of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender older adults. Additionally, the book addresses mental health issues pertaining to residential settings and the aspects of death and dying that give older people concern. Extensive case studies, learning objectives, and discussion questions are featured in each chapter. The book also includes an instructor packet, PowerPoint slides, and an interactive PDF. Key Features: Provides a wealth of classroom-tested clinical information Espouses a strengths-based approach to treatment that integrates theory, technique, advocacy, and social justice Consistent with social work mandates for a human rights focus Presents extensive case studies, learning objectives, and discussion questions in each chapter Includes an instructors packet, PowerPoint slides, and interactive PDF
£56.04
Springer Publishing Company Health Illness and Optimal Aging Biological and
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£74.69
Springer Publishing Co Inc The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
Book SynopsisPraise for the Third Edition:The third edition of this outstanding resource reflects the many advances in the care of older people that have occurred since the publication of the second editionThe vast bulk of the content is accessible and relevant to an international audience. The indexing and cross-referencing are excellent... Score: 5/5 stars.-- Margaret Arthur, Nursing StandardThe information [in this book] is amazing. I reviewed topics in which I have expertise and was very satisfied. This is an excellent addition to my library and I will refer to it often, much like a medical dictionary... Score: 90, 4 Stars.--Doody''s Medical ReviewsProvides 273 comprehensive, yet succinct, entries on a variety of topics related to elder care. In addition, many of the entries include see also references that help readers easily navigate the book. Recommended.--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic LibrariesThis expanded, one-of-a-kind reference of more than 250 entries provides a comprehensive guide to all of the essential elements of elder care across a breadth of health and social service disciplines. Responding to the needs of providers, directcare workers, family, and other caregivers, the diverse array of entries included in this encyclopedia recognize and address the complex medical, social, and psychological problems associated with geriatric care. In addition to a brief, accessible summary of each topic, entries include several key references, including web links and mobile apps for additional sources of information.This updated edition contains more than 30 new entries written by renowned experts that address a variety of elder care topics.New to the Fourth Edition:New entries addressing Ethics Consultation, Eye Disorders, Pain Acute and Chronic, and many othersKey Features: Provides succinct descriptions of over 250 key topics for health and social service clinicians Offers crucial information for elder care providers across all settings and disciplines Distills current, evidence-based literature sources Written by nationally recognized expert researchers and clinicians Includes links to useful websites and mobile apps
£154.79
Springer Publishing Company Using Technology to Improve Care of Older Adults
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£35.99
Springer Publishing Co Inc The Aging Networks
Book SynopsisPraise for the Eighth Edition:This small volume is not only an excellent learning tool, but also a must-have handbook for aging professionals in many fields.-Noreen A. ShugrueResearch Associate, University of Connecticut Center on AgingFarmington, CTEducational GerontologyThis classic textmore relevant than ever as our population rapidly agesdelivers comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge about aging services in the U.S. Written for both students and practitioners of gerontology, along with all professionals involved in the well-being of older adults, this highly accessible book provides a current and detailed description and analysis of local to global services for older people with or without cognitive, physical, or social needs.The Ninth Edition is updated to reflect critical changes to legislation, health care, and recent trends. It focuses on the strengths and diversity of older
£49.39
Springer Publishing Company A HandsOn Approach to Teaching About Aging 32
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£30.39
Springer Publishing Company Introduction to Aging
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£77.39
Springer Publishing Co Inc The Health Services Executive HSE Tools for
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£64.25
Springer Publishing Company Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics
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£87.29
Springer Publishing Company Strategies for Therapy with the Elderly Living
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£57.59
Springer Publishing Co Inc EvidenceBased Geriatric Nursing Protocols for
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£117.56
Springer Publishing Company Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2015
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£82.79
Springer Publishing Company Social Policy for an Aging Society A Human Rights
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£40.84
Springer Publishing Company Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2016
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£82.79
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
AMER PHILOSOPHICAL SOC PR Gabriele Zerbi Gerontocomia
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£58.90
Prometheus LongTerm Care in an Aging Society
Book SynopsisBased on a successful conference held in Calgary, Alberta, this work combines the views of professional gerontologists, educators, health-care specialists, and policy makers to confront the issues affecting health care for older adults in both Canada and the United States.
£18.75
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
John Wiley & Sons Manual of Nursing Home Practice for Psychiatrists
Book SynopsisThis book stands out because it focuses on the "how"—not the "why"—of nursing home care. Of exceptional importance is its detailed discussion of the Minimum Data Set (MDS), a structured assessment required by both Medicare and Medicaid for all residents of skilled nursing facilities.Trade ReviewThis small manual is practical and to the point. It should be required reading for every fellow in geriatric psychiatry. Even experienced practitioners might be expected to occasionally carry it to the nursing home to use as a ready reference regarding issues not usually discussed in standard textbooks of geriatric psychiatry. The information in this text embodies the basic tenets for all those who intend to carry on some aspect of practice within the long-term care facility and survive financially. It is truly a 'how-to' book in the best sense of the word. * Journal of Clinical Psychiatry *Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceSection I: Clinical ConsiderationsChapter 1. Nursing homes, mental illness, and the role of the psychiatristChapter 2. Evaluation and management of psychiatric problems in long-term care patientsChapter 3. Sexuality in the nursing homeSection II: Regulatory Aspects—OBRA, The Minimum Data Set, and Other Regulations That Chapter 4. Affect Nursing Home PracticeChapter 5. The Minimum Data Set (MDS) as a tool for the psychiatristChapter 6. Introduction to OBRA–87 and its implications for psychiatric careSection III: Financial AspectsChapter 7. Documentation, reimbursement, and codingChapter 8. Contracting with nursing homesSection IV: Legal and Ethical IssuesChapter 9. Legal and ethical issuesSection V: Perspectives for the FutureChapter 10. Perspectives for the futureChapter 11. AppendixesChapter 12. Staffing in long-term careChapter 13. Sample preadmission note to a nursing homeChapter 14. Sample form for transfer from a nursing home to a hospital or clinicChapter 15. Minimum Data Set (MDS), Version 2.0Chapter 16. Other scalesSuggested readingIndex
£41.40
HarperCollins Creative Care
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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
£65.66
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 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