Abstract des Verlegers

Textbook for practitioners and students working in the field of geriatric rehabilitation covers topics directly or indirectly applicable to clinical practice. The 2nd edition (1st was 1985) has expanded coverage of health promotion and disease prevention as well as new chapters on nutrition and marketing. Textbook for practitioners and students working in the field of geriatric rehabilitation covers topics directly or indirectly applicable to clinical practice. The 2nd edition (1st was 1985) has expanded coverage of health promotion and disease prevention as well as new chapters on nutrition and marketing.
Content: Theories of aging (Linda C. Campanelli); Psychosocial aspects of aging (Carol M. Davis); Activities of daily living (Gail Hills Maguire); Aging and communication (Leora Reiff Cherney); Leisure skills (Jerome F. Singleton); The changing realm of the senses (Gail Hills Maguire); Musculoskeletal changes with age: Clinical implications (Carol Bernstein Lewis/Jennifer M. Bottomley); Clinical implications of neurologic changes during the aging process (Susan Daleiden/Carol Bernstein Lewis); Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation of the geriatric patient (Scot C. Irwin/Cynthia Coffin Zadai); Implications of oncology in the aged (Stephen A. Gudas); Health promotion for the elderly (Mary F. Belmont/Kritine Henderer/JoAnne Bennett); Stress and aging (Z. Annette Iglarsh); Nutritional rehabilitation and the elderly (Ronni Chernoff); Medicaiton management and appropriate substance use for elderly persons (Barbara W.K. Yee/Betty J. Williams/Nancy M. OHara); Sexuality and the elderly (Molly Laflin); Working with the dying older patient (Linda C. Campanelli); Research: a requisite for health care of the elderly (Tim Kauffman); Marketing rehabilitation services for the elderly (Kathryn Schaefer/Carol Bernstein Lewis). Inhaltsverzeichnis