推薦老師：老年醫學科詹鼎正老師
老年醫學（Geriatrics）是醫學中專門處理老年人健康問題的一門分支學科，以老年人疾病的預防保健及醫療照護為主要目標。而老人學（Gerontology）則是研究老化現象、老化過程與老年問題的科學，並不侷限於醫學層面，可以擴及心理、社會或經濟等層面，範圍較為廣泛。老年醫學偏重臨床應用，老人學則側重研究，兩者不盡相同，但為增進老年人的健康，兩者則是同等重要。
老年人不只是年紀大的成人，老年人在疾病的表現、診療與照護方式上絕對是有別於成人的，所以需要特殊對待。另外，每個人老化的速度亦不同，個體間有著極大的差異性，因此無法適用標準化照護方式，必須針對個別情況來考量醫療照護上的需求。
老年醫學全面兼顧老年人生理、心理及社會層面上的需求，而不是只專注於疾病的治療，可稱是身心靈全方位的全人照顧。
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| 編號 | 書名 / 作者 | 出版社 | 出版年 | 索書號 | 適用等級 | 摘要 |
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| 1 | 守護銀髮族 = Taking good care of the aged group / 黃勝雄等著 | 門諾醫院 | 2004 | 417.7 300 | Basic |
想要擁有銀髮的黃金歲月，必須具備俗稱的五寶，即老身、老伴、老本、老友及老居。其中身心健康是最重要的條件。
對疾病與自我保健的資訊坊間已經不少，但很少有一本書能夠對老人可能罹患的身心疾病與預防，用淺顯的文字做綜合、有系統的解說。
基督教門諾會醫院出版的照顧老人的新書：《守護銀髮族－門諾老人照顧叢書系列二：醫療篇》是屬於後者的一本好書，對家有長輩的子女、家中與機構的照護者，以及關心自己退休後身心發展的中老年長者，提供了貼心的指南。
全書以深入淺出的方式介紹中老年人常見的身體與心理疾病及保健；在生理部份 ，首先介紹身心機能老化的發展進程，再從水腦症、眼睛病變、耳鳴、齒牙動搖、 心臟病、氣喘、吞嚥困難、消化問題、腎臟疾病、前列腺肥大症、皮膚問題、骨骼 肌肉健康、女性更年期、骨質疏鬆症到急診室發現的老人外傷等，提供讀者相關常 識及保健方法。心理方面，特別針對老年憂鬱症、老人失智症與譫妄症的疾病與藥 物治療做深入說明。
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| 2 | 老年醫學次專科醫師訓練手冊 / 王敬元等著; 嚴崇仁主編 | 國家衛生研究院 | 2007 | 417.7 4487-1 | Advanced |
臺灣是人口老化速度僅次於日本的國家，1993年65歲以上老人人口占全國人口總數的7%，2006年增加到10%，預計在2020年會上升到14%。針對老人健康照護缺乏人才的培育訓練及照顧機構嚴重不足的情況，國家衛生研究院於2003年成立老年醫學研究組，辦理老人次專科醫師訓練計畫、促成老年專科醫師甄審制度、出版常見老人疾病的治療指引，以及設立老年醫學基礎研究。本書詳述包括2004年7月至2006年6月間老年次專科醫師訓練課程之內容，及老年醫學次專科醫師所必須具備之通識，供相關領域參考。
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| 3 | 你應該知道的老年醫學 / 詹鼎正著 | 臺灣商務 | 2007 | 417.7 2721 | Basic |
正當我們的社會逐漸邁向高齡化，充實正確的銀髮保健知識、培養健康的熟齡心態，勢必成為每人的生命必修學分。作者身為一個老年專科醫師，最想傳達的第一個觀念「成功防老」是可以努力達成的。大家唯有正視老，才能自在地談防老。
老化雖然是個不可逆的過程，但活出健康，享受品質好而有尊嚴的老年生活，已不是遙不可及的夢想。作者深深體會到，銀髮族並不應被視為年齡比較大的成年人，而是有著獨特的生理，心理與社會需求的族群，需要特殊的專業團隊來提供合適的醫療照護，透過高度整合性的長時間追蹤與關懷，讓老年人得到妥適的身心安頓。
討論到現實上老人就醫的問題，獨立的老年專科又能給予銀髮族何等的優護與尊寵？作者利用幾個篇幅介紹老年醫學，作為一個專科，其醫療範疇與任務。另外詳述許多在銀髮長者常見，但常常不知道該找什麼醫師看診的一些疾病或症狀，我們稱之為「老年症候群」。並提供一份「銀髮族用藥須知」做實用的參考。
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| 4 | 把父母變健康 : 照顧父母小百科 / 康健編輯部編著 | 天下雜誌 | 2005 | 429 0022 | Basic |
隨著科技的進步，人類壽命逐漸向上攀升，夾在長者與稚兒之間的三明治世代人數也越來越多。專家說：「照顧父母和照顧孩子不同，孩子會漸漸長大，會獨立生活，但父母是越來越需要你、依賴你。」也就是因為這樣，我們有了這麼一本書。
照顧父母小百科是一本從照護者觀點出發的書，父母總有會因老、病而需要照顧的時候，尤其目前社會結構多以雙薪小家庭為主，老人家一生病，整個家人力、財力都拉警報。我們希望這本書可以是為人子女的一盞明燈、一份提醒，內容上要兼顧老人家的身心靈照護和理解﹔同時也要提供照護者實用可靠的方案和策略。
另外，此書除了有記者們的採訪、介紹，也邀請了相關領域的權威醫師，就臨床上常見的問題著文叮嚀。
所以在〔父母的健康照顧〕這個單元裡，我們針對長者在生理現象的衰退有完整討論，小自如何挑選健檢、牙齒、眼睛的照護，大到憂鬱症、失智症，究竟該怎麼預防與照護，做子女的可以怎麼做以盡孝心等。在第三、四單元，則是針對如何抗老、增加活力以及化解兩代難題，幫助大家兩代相安、健康快樂。
台灣話說，呷老是要求平安，不是要添福壽。老人失去健康的速度很快，但要恢復則很慢。希望透過本書，您也能幫助父母一起，步步為營、步步為贏，成功老化。
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| 5 | 周全性老年醫學評估的原則與技巧 / 台灣老年學暨老年醫學會主編 | 合記 | 2007 | 417.7 7789 | Advanced |
隨著醫藥科技的進步，人類壽命愈加延長，老人醫學也愈發受到重視，本書出版的目的即為提供醫護人員在面臨老年患者時，能做最正確妥善的處置與治療。其中針對周全性老年醫學的評估有完整的介紹，也包括一般概念、身體評估、社會功能、神經精神及功能狀態、環境特色、以及醫病溝通、照顧者狀態等，並對疼痛、手術前後的評估與處置和老年症侯群的評估亦有詳盡的說明，是一本實用的教材。
書中第一章完整性老年評估的一般觀念及第二章身體健康的評估，可使讀者對完整性的老年評估有清楚之整體基本概念並知道評估身體各部位的重點。第三章神經精神狀態的評估，讀者應能從中學會正確的精神與神經狀態的評估，尤其是有憂鬱症或失智症等常見的問題。第四章社會經濟及照顧者狀態的評估，作者將其在耕莘醫院照顧老年病人的豐富經驗呈現於文章中與讀者分享。第五章功能狀態的評估，作者以復健科醫師的觀點來看老年醫學評估，將可讓讀著有更為深入的了解功能狀態的評估技巧。第六章環境特色的評估，作者深入淺出的指出環境特色的評估技巧，使讀者能更為正確去評估老年病人所住之環境，進而協助改善等。第七章老年症候群的評估，使讀者能熟悉老年人特殊的症候群並能積極的發覺病人的各類疾病問題，以有助於老年病人的醫療照護。第八章疼痛的評估，可使讀者能有更高的敏感度去發覺病人的疼痛問題，以免因老年病人的低報問題而沒能診斷出來。第九章溝通與關係的建立，期使讀者了解老年人溝通的技巧與特殊性，進而建立良好的醫病關係，以促進病人疾病的診斷、治療及預後等。第十章術前的評估，促使讀者對於老年的術前評估能做得更為完整，以減少手術的副作用並促進疾病的恢復。
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| 6 | Aging and older adulthood / Joan T. Erber | Thomson/Wadsworth | 2005 | HQ1061 E73 2005 | Basic |
Synopsis
This psychology textbook discusses the theoretical and methodological aspects of studying aging and older adulthood, then addresses specific issues relating to health, sensation and perception, memory, cognition and problem solving, personality and coping, social interaction, retirement and living arrangements, psychopathology and therapy, and death.
From the Publisher
Filled with examples that reflect the diversity of the world we live in, Erber's accessible, yet science-based book focuses on research and theory that add to our understanding of aging and older adulthood. Erber organizes the book around complementary 'big point-of-view' theories that focus on successful aging and successful adaptation (such as 'selective optimization with compensation') as well as on those that emphasize matching the person's competencies with demands of the environment (such as the 'ecological model'). To ensure that students acquire a big-picture understanding of the theory's application, Erber closes each chapter with a discussion of these theoretical models.
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| 7 | Aging, globalization, and inequality : the new critical gerontology / edited by Jan Baars ... [et al.] | Baywood | 2006 | HQ1061 A4274 2006 | Basic |
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Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
Description: This is a multiauthored work on a new way to look at gerontology: critical gerontology. This approach emphasizes social forces that operate across the world that permit looking at how world trends influence gerontology. Critical gerontology also draws on sociology, political economy, feminist theory, and social anthropology. The result is a beguiling book unlike any other.
Purpose: The purpose is to set forth concepts of critical gerontology. This new way of looking at gerontology is splendidly presented.
Audience: There will be a broad readership of this book throughout academe and by policy makers for the aging. This is not a book for beginners; the book presupposes some understanding of gerontology. The authors are all leading experts in their fields.
Features: The book features well-paginated essays on critical gerontology. Carroll Estes's scintillatingly brilliant essay on a feminist view of gerontology shows how a male-dominated world manipulates the aging of women. Stephen Katz's critique of "function" as the basis of medical gerontology is stunning. Kathyrn Douthit's essay on dementia points out the conceptual limitations of the DSM.
Assessment: This is a brilliant and original contribution to the field of gerontology. It brings conceptualizations of modern philosophers and the humanities and social sciences to bear on gerontology in new and exciting ways. Effete geriatricians, gerontologists, and policy-makers: beware! Here the gaps in your thinking are revealed. How audacious it is to look at gerontologythrough completely different lenses. This book will amaze you.
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| 8 | Anti-aging solution : 5 simple steps to looking and feeling young / Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, Marcia Zimmerman ; foreword by Nicholas Perricone | Wiley | 2004 | WT116 G432 2004 | Basic |
Synopsis
A medically proven program to prevent and reverse the DNA damage that causes aging
You have it in your power to retain the health, beauty, and vitality of youth well past fifty or sixty and beyond. All of us grow older, but it's a medically proven fact that how we age is a choice. With a few simple lifestyle changes, you can reap amazing visible and tangible benefits in just a few days—and this groundbreaking book shows you how.
Written by an all-star team of internationally acclaimed anti-aging experts, The Anti-Aging Solution is the first guide to reveal how you can reverse aging on a genetic level. By following a uniquely effective five-step program—which includes stress-reduction techniques, easy-to-follow dietary guidelines, moderate exercise, inexpensive skin treatments, and supplements—you can reverse DNA damage, enhance DNA repair, and start to look younger, feel younger, and be younger right away. The Anti-Aging Solution shows you how to:
* Say goodbye to aching joints, sagging skin, and fatigue
* Improve the quality and function of the genetic material in your cells
* Ramp up your body's self-repair functions
* Increase your stamina, endurance, and sex drive
* Dramatically improve your resistance to disease, including many cancers
* Have more youthful, radiant skin
Publishers Weekly
Anti-aging expert Giampapa (Quantum Longevity), DNA researcher Pero and nutritionist Zimmerman present a five-step program that claims to reverse the aging process. Before readers can say they've seen this before, the authors insist their book is different because it "attacks aging at its genetic roots with a comprehensive plan." Giampapa, Pero and Zimmerman first present a set of simple self-examinations for readers to "factor their personal aging equation" by measuring "aging indicators" like chronic pain, poor memory and reduced mobility. After a detailed explanation of how poor nutrition and free-radical damage promote aging, the authors present their program, which intends to change "the way our genes express themselves." The five stages consist of reducing stress, enhancing nutrition, exercising regularly, using dietary supplements and caring for the skin. For each step, the authors offer an abundance of helpful pointers; their advice on nutrition and its effects is particularly useful. Among the book's perks are easy to follow, color-coded charts detailing a healthy diet (which can be modified for vegetarians), recommended exercise routines that are beneficial but not overly demanding, skin care regimens and a list of suppliers of nutraceuticals (natural, bioactive chemical compounds that have health-promoting, disease-preventing or medicinal properties).
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| 9 | Changing worlds and the ageing subject : dimensions in the study of ageing and later life / edited by Britt-Marie Oberg ... [et al.] | Ashgate | 2004 | WT145 C456 2004 | Advanced |
From the Publisher
Research into ageing and later life has tended to describe old age in relation to society's problems concerning health and social care. Today demographic changes, current advancements in technology, and political and socio-cultural developments also affect the living conditions of both young and old people.
This exceptional volume draws together scholars from Europe and the USA to inspire and encourage new research approaches. Taking old people's own ideas, experiences and opinions as the starting point for studies of the ageing process, the contributors regard old age as an equally important and varied stage of the life cycle. The volume considers the humanistic-historical dimension of ageing and substantiates new perspectives on family roles and intergenerational relationships. It also examines age discrimination, the impact of the increase in early retirement, the effect of old and new technology on older people's lives, different ageing experiences of men and women, and how to emphasize old people's own interpretation and understanding of the ageing process.
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| 10 | End-of-life care and outcomes / prepared for Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ; prepared by Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center RAND Corporation ; principal investigators, Karl Lorenz, Joanne Lynn | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | 2004 | WB310 E563 2004 | Advanced | Context The “end-of-life” refers to a prolonged, difficult period for patients and caregivers. Nine-tenths of Medicare-insured elderly live with a serious, chronic condition before death. Due to our aging population, Americans will increasingly face such challenges. Objectives Focusing on the outcomes patient and family satisfaction; pain, dyspnea, depression and anxiety and behavioral problems in dementia; continuity; caregiving burden other than bereavement; and advance care planning, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate the following: 1. The scope of the end-of-life population. 2. Outcome variables that are valid indicators of the quality of the end-of- life experience for the dying person and surviving loved ones. 3. Patient, family, and healthcare system associated with better or worse outcomes at end-of-life. 4. Processes and interventions associated with improved or worsened outcomes. 5. Future research directions for improving end-of-life care. |
| 11 | Essentials of clinical geriatrics / Robert L. Kane, Joseph G. Ouslander, Itamar B. Abrass | McGraw-Hill | 2004 | WT100 K16e 2004 | Advanced |
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Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
This is a compact, comprehensive textbook of geriatric medicine. The purpose is to present the fundamentals of geriatric medicine in an easy to understand format. All practicing physicians who care for older persons, medical students, residents, fellows, and the entire interdisciplinary team caring for older persons will derive benefit from this book. There is a plethora of very useful diagrams, tables, and appendixes of the most commonly used and needed forms as well as assessment tools in geriatric medicine, which greatly enhance the utility of this book. Sections on clinical glide paths, iatrogenesis, home care, and ethics have been expanded or revised in this new edition. This book is like a good lite beer -- all the important points are highlighted, and the authors are essentially correct in most of what they say; this text could be swallowed whole in a geriatrics rotation. Every medical library should own this excellent book.
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All practicing physicians who care for older persons, medical students, residents, fellows, and the entire interdisciplinary team caring for older persons will derive benefit from this book. (Four Stars)
Journal of Family Practice
Strongly recommended... so well written that the amount of information it contains is deceptive.. easy to read and provides an excellent overview of geriatrics.
American Family Physician
This handy-to-carry-and-use paperback is invaluable as a ready source of comprehensive up-to-date geriatric clinical information...richly supplemented by an enormous number of helpful tables, figures, and references.
Booknews
New edition of a guide to problem-based diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care of all common geriatric disorders. Includes review of important nonclinical issues: environmental factors, documentation issues, ethics, and demographics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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| 12 | Focus on aging in context : socio-physical environments / Hans-Werner Wahl, Rick J. Scheidt, Paul G. Windley, volume editors | Springer | 2004 | WT104 F6523 2004 | Basic |
Synopsis
Wahl (social and environmental gerontology, U. of Heidelberg, Germany), Scheidt (family studies and human services, Kansas State U., US), and Windley (architecture, U. of Idaho, US) present 13 papers in the new volume of the gerontology series--the first in the series to focus solely on environmental gerontology and its relations to social and behavioral concerns. The interdisciplinary collection considers a range of macro-and micro-scale issues, including the relationship between neighborhoods and well-being in late life, kinship and supportive environments, the role of technology in the experience of aging, the impact of population migration on socio-physical environments, and interior living environments in old age.
From the Publisher
In this volume, dedicated to M. Powell Lawton, the editors emphasize the need to create new bridges to connect research studies focusing on objective physical environments and other studies predominantly addressing subjective person-environment components. Thus, the major goal of this volume is to provide and stimulate multi- directional bridge building from the perspective of multidisciplinary contributors. Comprehensively addressed subjects include:
* Aging in Context Across the Adult Life
* The General Ecological Model Revisited
* The Fit Between Older People and Their Environments
* Domestic Arrangements * The Impact of Population Migration
* Interior Environments * Residential Satisfaction
* Technology Based Products
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| 13 | Geriatric nursing : growth of a specialty / Priscilla Ebersole, Theris A. Touhy | Springer | 2006 | WY152 E16g 2006 | Advanced |
Synopsis
With five years in interviewed contributions from the pioneers of geriatric nursing who laid the foundations for the profession to the geriatric nurse leaders who continue the specialty today, we are given the opportunity to see first-hand how geriatric nursing began, evolved, and continues to flourish.
Covering the scope of the specialty:
* How to become a geriatric nurse
* Geriatric nursing organizations and publications
* Standards of practice
* Certification and licensure
* Future directions
This text provides both inspirational stories of nursing and practical information on how you can find resources, develop ideas, and access research in order to become a successful geriatric nurse.
From the Publisher
Reviewer: Graham J. McDougall Jr., PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, Professor of Nursing and Chair Departmental Review Committee, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
“Finally someone had the vision and tenacity to write a thorough history of the nurses who care for older adults. Dr. Priscilla Ebersole, a nurse author, scholar and leader, has been a champion of "gerontic" nursing as a mechanism to emphasize holistic care. Priscilla, always the raconteur, has steadily reminded us that as a gerontic nurse life is a journey and we are continuously developing along the way. Along with her coauthor Dr. Theris A. Touhy, current and future generations of gerontic nurses now have their legacy codified in a book which leaves out no detail, from an insider's knowledge of the personal relationships in the field, to the grand federal initiatives that have been implemented over our history.”
Reviewer: Shirley S. Travis, PhD, APRN, FAAN, Dean College of Nursing and Health Science, George Mason University
“Drs. Ebersole and Touhy bring the specialty of geriatric nursing to life with their reflections on and insights into the growth of a nursing specialty from origins in the 1940s to glimpses of what is to be in the 21st century. Who better to compile histories and narratives about the specialty than Dr. Priscilla Ebersole? She has seen it all and experienced the excitement of "becoming" geriatric nursing from one of the driver's seats. The text provides an interesting and representative review of the progress, maturation, and mandate for the future of the specialty.”
Reviewer: Ruth Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN, Eminent Scholar & Professor Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
“If you have a passion for gerontological nursing but think that its history might be boring, you must read the book Geriatric Nursing: Growth of a Specialty. The primary author, Priscilla Ebersole, often writes in the first person. She was there, she was a part of the growth and development of gerontological nursing. She literally brings history to life in her writing. The second author, Theris Touhy, participated in the growth of the specialty and clearly is inspired by it and inspires the reader in turn. This book is lively, fascinating, a page turner for those of us who live and breathe gerontological nursing. I recommend it to scholars, students, practitioners and anyone else who wishes to learn from the experience of the leaders of this important specialty.”
Reviewer: Kathleen (Kitty) Buckwalter, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, University of Iowa College of Nursing, and Director, Iowa Hartford Center of Nursing Excellence
“Holiday packages come in many varieties, and this year I received a special treat in the form of a pre-publication copy of Geriatric Nursing: Growth of a Specialty by Priscilla Ebersole, RN, PhD, FAAN and Theris A. Touhy, ND, APRN, BC. From Teresa Christy, one of my professors and a noted historiographer, I came to appreciate the need to learn from and to honor our nursing history. This gem of a book is a delightful way to do both, and will be required reading in my geriatric nursing courses as well as an appropriate gift for graduates and colleagues in the field.”
“Geriatric Nursing: Growth Of A Specialty is well-written, engaging, thought-provoking and comprehensive, spanning topics from geriatric nursing organizations and educational programs to research and recruitment, and highlighting current issues in the field in the context of their historical development.”
“In reading this carefully documented book, one appreciates that geriatric nursing is rooted in a rich history thanks to the remarkable contributions of nurse pioneers like Doris Schwartz, Virginia Stone, and Mary Opal Wolanin who are no longer with us, and the enduring legacy and ongoing impact of "living legends" like Mary Starke Harper and Laurie Gunter. This book instills both a sense of pride and of hope for geriatric nursing: we are building upon a great tradition, AND the future is in caring and capable hands. One final thought: read the Forward. It is a moving and well deserved tribute to the first author, Dr. Ebersole, herself a remarkable geriatric nursing leader.”
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| 14 | Geriatric nutrition : the health professional's handbook / [edited by] Ronni Chernoff | Jones and Bartlett | 2006 | WT115 G3699 2006 | Advanced |
Synopsis
This book offers a comprehensive review of nutritional assessment, intervention programs for the elderly, and health promotion activities.
Key Features
• Contributors are experts in the field and provide recent information and perspectives
• Addresses the relationship among physiologic aging, nutrition, and disease
• Examines the impact of aging on the organ system
• New Chapters on:
* Protein Metabolism and requirements
* Macronutrient and fluid requirements
* Swallowing problems in older adults
* Skeletal Aging
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| 15 | Geriatric rehabilitation : a clinical approach / Carole B. Lewis, Jennifer M. Bottomley | Pearson Prentice Hal | 2008 | WB460 L673g 2008 | Advanced |
From the Publisher
In this new edition, the readibility has been enhanced with streamlined text, added subheadings, introductions, and conclusions to each chapter. The special needs of the elderly in all health care settings is the unifying element of this book. It emphasizes a balance of theory, clinical application of knowledge, and clinical skills in caring for the older adult population, and focuses on the practical components for their comprehensive rehabilitation. This book addresses and incorporates aspects of prevention, fitness, and wellness into the rehabilitative model of care for elders with and without pathological conditions. A three-part organization covers demographic trends and aging theories, presents a comprehensive consideration of patient care concepts, and details administration and management topics. The most exciting change to the 3rd edition is the inclusion of Evidence Based Medicine (EMB) interventions throughout. EBM treatment suggestions are given for a myriad of diagnoses. For physical and occupational therapists, rehabilitation nurses, physiatrists, gerontological physicians and nurse specialists, administrators, nutritionists, and community care organizers and educators.
Editorial Reviews
Book News, Inc.
Aimed at practicing therapists as well as advanced graduate students, this text discusses geriatric rehabilitation in a variety of clinical settings. A sampling of topics includes demographic trends in aging, the nutritional needs of elders, theories of aging, community based screening programs, and communicating effectively with the geriatric patient. The second edition also features new information on integumentary treatment and complementary therapies. (Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR)
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| 16 | Handbook of geriatric assessment / edited by Joseph J. Gallo ... [et al.] | Jones and Bartlett | 2006 | WT30 H2374 2006 | Advanced |
Synopsis
Thirty-two American academics and practitioners contribute 20 chapters offering healthcare professionals, nurses, social workers, and researchers an array of instruments, questionnaires, and concepts for use in designing clinical assessment procedures for primary care settings. Revised and updated throughout, the fourth edition includes new chapters on recognizing elder abuse and neglect; depression assessment; substance use and abuse assessment; social assessment of older adults; assessment of older adults in their home, in nursing homes, and at the time of hospitalization; and adherence to medical treatment.
Annotation
It presents assessment and evaluation technology used by health care professionals, social workers and researchers working with a wide variety of elderly populations including hospitalized elderly, nursing home residents and those receiving home care services. Emphasis on the multidimensional approach in the care of older persons and the inclusion of new chapters on ethnicity, assessment, driving evaluation, and pain assessment keep this book on the cutting edge of healthcare trends. (Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)
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| 17 | Healthcare for an aging population : meeting the challenge / Jennifer R. Jamison Churchill Livingstone | Elsevier | 2007 | WT31 J32h 2007 | Basic |
Synopsis
"Healthcare for an Ageing Population" focuses on the conditions and health challenges likely to be encountered in persons of 45 and older. It provides a comprehensive management approach that draws on conventional and complementary medicine and offers patient information sheets that can be readily distributed to the patient by busy practitioners. The book is divided into two sections. The first section looks at the ageing process and explores the repercussions of advancing age on the quality of life. It looks at how reduced reserves can lead to various dysfunctions that potentially compromise well-being in old age. The emphasis moves to advice on how to reduce both risk of disease and its complications. Presented in a user-friendly style with clinical scenarios, points to ponder and clinical challenges, this book is evidence based and targets the most important problems and challenges of ageing.
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| 18 | Healthy aging : a lifelong guide to your physical and spiritual well-being / Andrew Weil | Alfred A. Knopf | 2005 | WT104 W422h 2005 | Basic |
Editorial Reviews
Publishers Weekly
America's best-known complementary care physician offers a convincing portrait of aging as a natural part of life that can be active, productive and satisfying. Using the examples of his mother, who died at age 93; centenarians from Okinawa and Sardinia; and myths and legends, Weil (Eating Well for Optimum Health) explores common Western beliefs and attitudes about aging and urges readers to develop healthier perspectives. The 60-year-old author assesses the growing and lucrative field of anti-aging medicine, takes the position that aging is not reversible, and offers many ways for readers to prevent conditions and illnesses that limit mortality and ensure well-being into the later years. He provides scientifically based information on why and how the body ages and advice on key components of good health at every age: exercise, nutrition, vitamins and herbs, and stress-relieving activities. Much of this advice is available in Weil's previous works as well as on his Web site. The real value is Weil's courageous stand, one likely to meet resistance in a culture devoted to external indicators of eternal youth. Refreshingly, Weil embraces the notion, popular in Eastern cultures, that age brings wisdom, peace and prosperity of a different kind.
Library Journal
In his latest book, Weil (director, Program in Integrative Medicine, Univ. of Arizona; 8 Weeks to Optimum Health) explains the aging process and offers practical guidelines for maintaining good health while growing older. He begins with a discussion of the physiological processes involved before segueing into various antiaging therapies and explaining why they don't work. Using reputable scientific studies as a basis, he provides tools that will help us age well: good nutrition to minimize inflammation, the cause of cardiovascular disease; physical activity; a few well-chosen nutritional supplements; adequate rest and sleep; stress reduction; and a satisfying social and spiritual life. Although this is not groundbreaking information, Weil's inclusion of scientific sources sets his book apart from the glut of antiaging titles, e.g., Michael F. Roizen's The RealAge Makeover: Take Years Off Your Looks and Add Them to Your Life. Highly recommended for public and consumer health libraries.
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| 19 | Practice of geriatrics / [edited by] Edmund H. Duthie, Jr., Paul R. Katz, Michael L. Malone | Saunders/Elsevier | 2007 | WT100 P8957 2007 | Advanced |
Synopsis
The geriatric population is expected to double by 2020. The new fourth edition of Practice of Geriatrics will equip you with the knowledge you need to provide effective care for this growing patient population. With revised and up-to-date content throughout, this essential reference will keep you abreast of the latest clinical protocols and management challenges in geriatric care.
* Stay up to date on all aspects of caring for the older patient—from
assessment and prevention through to treatment and rehabilitation.
* Effectively manage common geriatric syndromes, neuropsychiatric disorders,
and medical and surgical disorders.
* Enhance quality of life with help from the latest knowledge on palliative
care, transitions of care, wellness, frailty, and elder sensory disorder.
* Better understand the unique issues of older patients with expert guidance
on systems of care, elder abuse, medication use, sexuality, and more.
* Gain fresh perspectives with contributions from 40% new authors.
* Find information easily with a new, user-friendly two-color page format.
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| 20 | Primary care geriatrics : a case-based approach / [edited by] Richard J. Ham ... [et al.] | Mosby Elsevier | 2007 | WT100 P952 2007 e-book | Advanced |
Synopsis
Designed for anyone involved in treating geriatric patients, this New Edition continues to be the best comprehensive source for clinical solutions for the challenging geriatric population. Inside, you'll find a wealth of information on the principles of geriatric primary care...detailed, case-based approaches to major geriatric syndromes...and presentations of common conditions and situations. What's more, the 5th Edition now includes evidence-based medicine that helps you form a definitive diagnosis and create the best treatment plans possible and a BONUS CD-ROM containing supplemental materials.
* Incorporates engaging case studies throughout to illustrate all of the
principles and key clinical information you need to treat your geriatric
patients as well as their families.
* Features a two-color layout that highlights the most important information.
* Provides evidence-based medicine wherever possible, giving you the most
authoritative information on diagnosis, treatment, and management
options.
* Features an interdisciplinary perspective that reflects the field's increasingly
team-oriented approach to geriatric care.
* Includes a bonus CD-ROM containing additional color images, assessment
tools, and review questions that help you hone your knowledge.
* Presents USMLE-style questions in every chapter for quick review before
clinical cases.
* Uses a consistent format from chapter to chapter that lets you access the
information you need fast.
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| 21 | Public health and aging : an introduction to maximizing function and well-being / Steven M. Albert | Springer | 2004 | WA300.1 A3331 2004 | Basic |
From the Publisher
This text provides a framework and a first synthesis of a burgeoning literature in geriatrics, gerontology, occupational therapy, epidemiology, demography, neuropsychology, rehabilitation medicine, social work, and public policy.
Key concepts and tools that define the field of public health and aging such as cohort analysis, the lifetable, age-sex pyramids, and risk stratification are presented. A synthesis of the most productive measures of healthy aging, also of "successful aging" and frailty; sample studies; and clinical trials that address the question of age, health, and healthy old age are also included.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
Description: This book, written by a single author, delineates a new field in gerontology and geriatrics. It is a marriage of clinical geriatrics and epidemiology that looks at how we age, how we become disabled, demented, etc., and where we should focus efforts to maximize the quality of life in older persons.
Purpose: The purpose is to show how we should look at both populations of older persons and individuals as they age. These are most worthy objectives and the author accomplishes them brilliantly.
Audience: The audience is gerontologists, geriatricians, biologists studying aging and social planners; and trainees in these areas. It is indeed a broad audience.
Features: This book breaks new ground in showing a synthesis between our notions of aging, function, frailty, dementing illnesses, and care of older persons. It explains some of how what happens in the first 50 years of life affects the second 50. This book is both fresh thinking and a brilliant synthesis of known facts.
Assessment: This is one of the most cutting-edge books in gerontology today. Anyone interested in reforming Medicare should read this book in preparation for doing so. It is elegantly written, develops its thoughts in a logical and complete sequence and points towards the future like a beacon. Those interested in developing new paradigms of thinking about aging and caring for older persons will find much of use here. Every medical library should possess this brilliant and enticing book.
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| 22 | Strategies for therapy with the elderly : living with hope and meaning / Claire M. Brody, Vicki G. Semel with contributors | Springer | 2006 | WT150 B864s 2006 | Advanced |
Synopsis
In this second edition, Brody and Semel contend that meaningful and successful therapy can be accomplished with an aging population, debunking the belief that the elderly can not pick up or put into practice newly acquired information. Rather, the way in which therapy with aging adults is approached may affect the way in which the therapist initially experiences and reacts to the client because of stereotypes about aging.
This book encompasses three major areas of work with elderly clients aged 60 years and older:
* Living in nursing homes
* Living in assisted living housing, while participating in community-oriented
activities for the aged
* Living independently and being seen in private practice
It comprises a variety of approaches, ranging from eclectic small group formats for nursing home residents, group and individual counseling in assisted living settings, and home care for the elderly, to psychoanalytic therapy techniques in private practice. Illustrative case examples used throughout the book bring to life successful strategies and interventions.
New areas of focus include:
* Treatment of stress and mental disorders
* Alzheimer's disease
* Caregiving issues at home
* Expanded information on Medicare coverage issues
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| 23 | Successful aging through the life span : intergenerational issues in health / May L. Wykle, Peter J. Whitehouse, Diana L. Morris, editors | Springer | 2005 | WT104 S942 2005 | Basic |
From the Publisher
This book explores the best practices for successful aging, examines trends in intergenerational caregiving, and defines roles and responsibilities across the life span. Topics addressed include how to maximize productive engagement of older adults; how multigenerational issues impact successful aging; and the ways in which a learning environment can promote inter-generational relationships.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
Description: This multiauthored book presents the papers from a 2002 gerontology conference held in Cleveland. It uses an intergenerational perspective to look at contemporary gerontology.
Purpose: Its purpose is to discuss intergenerational aspects of aging from the individual's perspective, from the family's caregiving perspective, and from society's perspective as well. These are useful ideas.
Audience: Gerontologists and social planners and nurses are the primary audience for this book. The papers presented here are all written by credible experts.
Features: The book is in three sections: the implications of longevity from an intergenerational perspective, notions of aging successfully, and caring interactions across the generations.
Assessment: It is refreshing to read a book whose emphasis is not medical. The chapters on how educational theory can be applied to caring for disabled older persons are novel and engaging. That older persons and their caregivers live in a society, enmeshing levels of capacity, knowledge, and ages gives a perspective of the future challenges of an aging society.
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| 24 | Vulnerable older adults : health care needs and interventions / Patricia M. Burbank, editor | Springer | 2006 | WT31 V991 2006 | Advanced |
Synopsis
Explores the concept of vulnerability and addresses five groups of vulnerable older adults: those who are frail, those incarcerated in prisons, homeless older adults, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders, and those who are HIV positive or have AIDS.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
Description: This is a multiauthored book on the healthcare needs of populations of vulnerable older adults. This grouping includes the frail; prisoners; the homeless; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT); and older persons with HIV/AIDS.
Purpose: Its purpose is to describe the healthcare needs and interventions necessary for the high-risk vulnerable groups described within the larger ambit of aging services. This book fulfills these objectives admirably.
Audience: Policy makers and healthcare workers in a wide variety of disciplines will find much useful information in this book. The authors all have considerable expertise in the areas they cover in the book.
Features: Each group of vulnerable older persons is treated with two chapters apiece -- the first describing the healthcare needs and the second describing the interventions. These are surrounded by an introductory chapter and an epilogue. Grouping the frail, the homeless, prisoners, LGBT persons and elders with HIV/AIDS is a brilliant and audacious move. The common thread is that these tend to be marginalized groups, lost in the welter of activity around aging themes. Noting their commonalities and distinct needs is a really innovative aspect of this book.
Assessment: That this book was published slightly ahead of the New England Journal of Medicine writing about dialysis programs in prisons shows how ahead of the curve it is. This book is required reading for those wishing to understand the future of healthcare in the United States. It is not only the olderboomers living in suburbia to which the future healthcare system must respond, but also to all of the groups discussed in this book. Pioneering, insightful, futuristic and a digestive of merit, this book deserves a wide readership.
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