Aging and Quality of Life.

By: Abeles, RonaldContributor(s): Gift, Helen | Ory, Marcia GMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Springer Series on Lifestyles and Issues in AgingPublisher: New York : Springer Publishing Company, 1994Copyright date: ©1994Description: 1 online resource (393 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780826197931Subject(s): Aging | Gerontology | Older people -- Health and hygiene | Quality of lifeGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Aging and Quality of LifeDDC classification: 305.26 | 362.6 LOC classification: HQ1061 -- .A4567 1994ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction: Aging and Quality of Life-Celebrating New Discoveries -- Part I: Background Perspectives -- Chapter 1 Historical Perspective on Aging and Quality of Life -- Chapter 2 Conceptualizing and Measuring Quality of Life in Older Populations -- Part II: Life Style and Quality of Life -- Chapter 3 Behavioral and Social Factors in Healthy Aging -- Chapter 4 Disability in Late Life -- Chapter 5 Self-Care and Quality of Life in Old Age -- Part III: Physical Health, Quality of Life, and Aging -- Chapter 6 Rehabilitation in Old Age -- Chapter 7 Psychosocial Status in Cancer Patients -- Chapter 8 Biopsychosocial Risks for Cardiovascular Disease in Spouse Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease -- Part IV: Older People and Their Environments -- Chapter 9 Social Support: Content, Causes, and Consequences -- Chapter 10 Aging Well and Institutional Living: A Paradox? -- Chapter 11 Human Factors and Aging: The Operator-Task Dynamic -- Chapter 12 Maintaining a Sense of Control in Later Life -- Part V: Social Structures, Quality of Life, and Aging -- Chapter 13 The Changing Structure of Work Opportunities: Toward an Age-Integrated Society -- Chapter 14 Socioeconomic Status and Health over the Life Course -- Chapter 15 New Directions in Socioeconomic Research on Aging -- Chapter 16 Minority and Socioeconomic Status: Impact on Quality of Life in Aging -- Part VI: Policy Implications -- Chapter 17 Public Policy and Long-Term Care -- Chapter 18 Changing the Social Environment to Promote Health -- Chapter 19 Exploring the Future of Health Care for Older People -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W.
Summary: In this timely and important work, expert gerontologists review what has been learned about the aged and the process of aging and link this knowledge to interventions for improving the quality of life. This volume highlights the development of preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions designed to assist older people maintain their independence and quality of life. In addition to the editors, chapter authors include Robert N. Butler, Matilda White Riley, Carroll Estes, and a foreword by James O. Mason.
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction: Aging and Quality of Life-Celebrating New Discoveries -- Part I: Background Perspectives -- Chapter 1 Historical Perspective on Aging and Quality of Life -- Chapter 2 Conceptualizing and Measuring Quality of Life in Older Populations -- Part II: Life Style and Quality of Life -- Chapter 3 Behavioral and Social Factors in Healthy Aging -- Chapter 4 Disability in Late Life -- Chapter 5 Self-Care and Quality of Life in Old Age -- Part III: Physical Health, Quality of Life, and Aging -- Chapter 6 Rehabilitation in Old Age -- Chapter 7 Psychosocial Status in Cancer Patients -- Chapter 8 Biopsychosocial Risks for Cardiovascular Disease in Spouse Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease -- Part IV: Older People and Their Environments -- Chapter 9 Social Support: Content, Causes, and Consequences -- Chapter 10 Aging Well and Institutional Living: A Paradox? -- Chapter 11 Human Factors and Aging: The Operator-Task Dynamic -- Chapter 12 Maintaining a Sense of Control in Later Life -- Part V: Social Structures, Quality of Life, and Aging -- Chapter 13 The Changing Structure of Work Opportunities: Toward an Age-Integrated Society -- Chapter 14 Socioeconomic Status and Health over the Life Course -- Chapter 15 New Directions in Socioeconomic Research on Aging -- Chapter 16 Minority and Socioeconomic Status: Impact on Quality of Life in Aging -- Part VI: Policy Implications -- Chapter 17 Public Policy and Long-Term Care -- Chapter 18 Changing the Social Environment to Promote Health -- Chapter 19 Exploring the Future of Health Care for Older People -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W.

In this timely and important work, expert gerontologists review what has been learned about the aged and the process of aging and link this knowledge to interventions for improving the quality of life. This volume highlights the development of preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions designed to assist older people maintain their independence and quality of life. In addition to the editors, chapter authors include Robert N. Butler, Matilda White Riley, Carroll Estes, and a foreword by James O. Mason.

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