Geriatrics

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789846072Author Giovana Aparecida GonçalvesFormat HardbackPage Count 86Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Dr. Susan Friedman, is devoted to Healthy Aging. Articles in this issue include: Healthy Aging Across the Stages of Old Age, How Geriatric Principles Inform Healthy Aging, Multimorbidity,...

Through a uniquely multidisciplinary lens, Ethics and Vulnerable Elders: The Quest for Individuals Rights and a Just Society employs a highly principled approach to ethics and addresses current issues affecting vulnerable older adults. The book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915611161Author Pippa PageFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Eight15 LtdPublisher Eight15 LtdWeight(grams) 408g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798894191522Author Connie ZenoFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Ewings Publishing LLCPublisher Ewings Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 118g

This book is designed to present an overview of common geriatrics ethical issues that arise during patient care and research activities. Each chapter includes a case example and practical learning pearls that are useful in day-to-day patient care...

The study of "the end of life" has become a major focus on medicine, the social sciences, ethics, and religion. This volume brings together the latest research on issues around death and dying, life's attributes as it nears death, planning and...

Aging is one of the most serious and costly health problems in the Western world. A disproportionate amount of the available health care capability is devoted to the health care of the aged and the cost of this care is soaring. Viewed in wide...

This book presents a comprehensive and state-of the-art approach to vascular disease for the geriatric patient, focusing on vascular pathology and interventions but also on perioperative care, anesthetic care, functional outcomes and quality of life, as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783662376522Author Vincent J. CristofaloFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher...

The survival of the human species has improved significantly in modern times. During the last century, the mean survival of human populations in developed countries has increased more than during the preceding 5000 years. This improvement in survival was...

This book is designed to present the clinical geriatric trends within general internal medicine and family practice, which practitioners often encounter in caring for their older adult patients. Chapters focus on increasingly difficult clinical decisions...

Events in anyone day of the aged consist of the functions of daily living modified or enhanced for each individual according to his or her capability. It is the constant aim of the medical professions to enhance the individual's quality of life and to...

This open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798894191539Author Connie ZenoFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Ewings Publishing LLCPublisher Ewings Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 281g

This book provides a current perspective on alcohol and aging to better understand the trends, costs, benefits, and clinical and community evidenced-based strategies. This book embraces not only the physical, cognitive, psychological, and social health...

''Full of valuable definitions, descriptions, discussion and succinct summaries....the volume forms an interesting, up-to-date reservoir of information on 'preparation for aging'. As a source of specific insights and alternative perspectives it is a...

The transitional phase from pre-older adult to older adult affects the wellbeing of the concerned person economically, physically, and psychologically. This book is a description of the aging transition and discusses various psychological, health, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632414526Author Roger SimpsonFormat HardbackPage Count 242Imprint Hayle MedicalPublisher Hayle MedicalWeight(grams) 794g

This book is designed to present the clinical geriatric trends within general internal medicine and family practice, which practitioners often encounter in caring for their older adult patients. Chapters focus on increasingly difficult clinical decisions...

Late life is characterized by great diversity in memory and other cognitive functions. Although a substantial proportion of older adults suffer from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, a majority retain a high level of cognitive skills...

Psychological, social, and spiritual care is as important as physical care at the end of life. Yet caregivers often feel ill-equipped to give that nonphysical care. This book shows how to do it. The book addresses all caregivers who attend dying...

Memory is essential for the retention of learning. In the presence of memory deficits, new learning is impaired and performance of previously learned habits deteriorates. What is the nature of memory? Where does it reside in the brain? What biological...

Healthcare Changes Reach Main Street: A Call to Action for Physicians provides guidance, examples, and information on processes and time lines for physicians based on the implementation of The Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was established in 2010. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401162258Author M. J. DenhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 431Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 676g

This book is the first comprehensive ethnographic study of the diversity of living and ageing experiences of three groups of older migrants - return, lifestyle and ageing-in-place labour migrants - from a comparative perspective. It asks what are the...

This timely volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive summary about what is known about aging and work and addresses the challenges and opportunities confronting older workers and organizations. The authors describe current and emerging topics...

This book provides an overview of the demographic, clinical, and psychosocial context of dementia care. With its focus on patient and family perspectives, this book describes evidence-based approaches towards prevention, detection, and treatment of...

This open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author...

The present book intends to provide an update on immunosenescence and how deficiencies in the immune system contribute to a higher susceptibility to infections, decline in organ function, reduced vaccination responses, age-related disease and the ageing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783662377079Author Jack BotwinickFormat PaperbackPage Count 439Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher Springer-Verlag...

Clinical trials are the most definitive tool for evaluation of the applica bility of clinical investigations. The main objective of clinical investiga tions is to assess the potential value of a therapeutic entity in the treat ment or prophylaxis of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839623103Author Sevgi AkarsuFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpenWeight(grams) 180g

In keeping with the traditions of deve1opmenta1 bio1ogy and geronto1ogy, there was a long incubation period before fu11 expres- sion of the plans for an International Conference on the Werner Syndrome and the pub1ication of the present monograph based...

Among the various theories proposed to account for the process of aging, the free radical theory is of practical interest since it includes the possibility of retarding this process by administrating natural or synthetic antioxidants and free radical...

It is with great pride that the Psychologists in Long Term Care (PLTC) have sponsored The Professional Educational Long-Term Care Training Manual, and now its second iteration, Geropsychology and Long Term Care: A Practitioner's Guide. Education of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401171724Author J.C. BrocklehurstFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 260g

This book aims to clarify the potential association between frailty and cardiovascular disease in older people. Covering the biological as well as the clinical point of view, it allows researchers and clinicians to discover the significance of this topic...

The three of us, working in different institutions but in the same city, were very aware of the differences between our diverse approaches to the biology of aging and our perceptions of the sub ject matter. However, three years ago we began to hold...

Meeting the Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Health Care Reform provides an introduction to the principles of palliative care; describes current models of delivering palliative care across care...