{"product_id":"handbook-of-gerontology-research-methods-9781138779068","title":"Handbook of Gerontology Research Methods","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Handbook of Gerontology Research Methods offers a clear understanding of the most important research challenges and issues in the burgeoning field of the psychology of aging. As people in developed countries live longer, so a range of research methods has evolved that allows a more nuanced understanding of how we develop psychological and neurologically. Allied to this is an increasing concern with the idea of well-being, a concept which places cognitive performance and development within a more socially grounded context.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from a range of top international scholars, the book addresses both typical and atypical aging, highlighting key areas such as physical and cognitive exercise, nutrition, stress, diabetes and issues related to death, dying and bereavement. Successful ageing is emphasised throughout the text. Each chapter concludes with a series of practical tips on how to undertake successful research in this area. This unique collection is the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 1: Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e; 1. Understanding successful ageing, key challenges and research methods; \u003cstrong\u003e Section 2: Lifestyle factors and Psychological Functioning;\u003c\/strong\u003e 2. Physical and Cognitive Exercise in Ageing 3. Nutrition, Health and the Ageing Process 4. Stress, Coping and resilience in an ageing population 5. The dual continua model of mental health and illness: Theory, findings and applications 6. Successful aging in the Workplace: a resources-oriented intervention perspective 7. Ageing and retirement behaviour; \u003cstrong\u003e Section 3: Less successful Ageing\u003c\/strong\u003e; 8. The frontal ageing hypothesis: Evidence from Normal ageing and dementia 9. Examining cognitive function in type 2 diabetes: the importance of an inclusive research approach 10. Alzheimer's disease: interaction of lifestyle factors and traumatic head injury; \u003cstrong\u003eSection 4: Novel Interventions for dementia\u003c\/strong\u003e; 11. The effect of music therapy for people with dementia 12. Poetry as a means of (re)creating satisfying levels of personhood and social integration for Alzheimer's sufferers: method discussion and outcomes;\u003cstrong\u003e Section 5: End of Life\u003c\/strong\u003e; 13. Death, dying and bereavement in old age: Working towards a 'good death' for elderly individuals \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577846337879,"sku":"9781138779068","price":52.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138779068.jpg?v=1746096901","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/handbook-of-gerontology-research-methods-9781138779068","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}