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Omvårdnad & äldre

AvKerstin Blomqvist,Anna-Karin Edbergm. fl.

Häftad, Svenska, 2024

696 kr

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Omvårdnad & äldre belyser äldre personers hälsa och ohälsa och bygger på sammanlagt 33 svenska forskares beskrivningar av det aktuella kunskapsläget. Författarna representerar främst ämnet omvårdnad, men även medicin, oral hälsa, kulturgeografi, filosofi, socialt arbete, gerontologi, medicinsk etik, arbetsterapi och fysioterapi. I denna andra upplaga har boken genomgått en omfattande revidering med en ökad integrering av gerontologi och geriatrik och nya kapitel om våld i nära relationer och akut omhändertagande har tillkommit.Omvårdnad & äldre vänder sig till sjuksköterskestudenter på grundnivå och avancerad nivå, men även till kliniskt verksamma sjuksköterskor och andra yrkesgrupper inom fältet.År 2017 tilldelades boken Kurslitteraturprisets hederspris med följande motivering:För ett heltäckande grundverk, som med gedigen vetenskaplig tyngd, avhandlar ett område som är högaktuellt såväl i dag som under många år framöver. Andelen äldre ökar och många lever allt längre med långvariga sjukdomar. Detta ställer nya krav på sjuksköterskan och omvårdnaden. Boken är helt anpassad till dessa nya förutsättningar där de senaste forskningsresultaten kombineras med konkreta omvårdnadsåtgärder. Verket är mycket välskrivet, med den äldre personen ständigt i centrum.

Akutgeriatrik

AvAase Wisten,Ingrid Brännström

Häftad, Svenska, 2024

447 kr

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Denna praktiska handbok fokuserar på den äldre personens unika symtom samt behov av utredning och behandling vid akuta tillstånd.Många av tillstånden är sådana som alla läkare möter, oavsett specialitet. Detta är den enda svenska handboken i sitt slag. Akutgeriatrik tar avstamp i autentiska fallbeskrivningar som belyser de svårigheter och fallgropar som kan leda till en felaktig diagnos. Symtombilden hos äldre är ofta avvikande och kan kräva ett särskilt detektivarbete. Här guidas läsaren genom den komplexa handläggningen vid olika akuta tillstånd, men boken tar även upp vanliga kroniska sjukdomar och deras betydelse vid akut sjukdom. Denna tredje upplaga är uppdaterad och även utökad inom områden som hjärtsvikt, demens och läkemedelsbehandling av sköra äldre.Akutgeriatrik riktar sig i första hand till studenter i läkarprogrammet på grund- och specialistnivå inom alla specialiteter. Boken passar även för sjuksköterskeprogrammet på grund och avancerad nivå, och kan med fördel läsas av yrkesverksamma inom vården.”Det är verkligen en fin bok, och jag har mycket nytta av den. På en liten internmedicinsk klinik är trots allt det mesta just akut geriatrik, så målgruppen är mycket större än bara geriatriker.”Torbjörn Messner, docent, specialist i internmedicin, gastroenterologi, kardiologi.”Boken är lättläst och konkret. Den ger förslag på fortsatt handläggning som jag som sjuksköterska kan utföra självständigt eller tillsammans med vårdteamet.”Eva Almevall, distriktsköterska och specialistsjuksköterska inom vård av äldre.

Geriatrikboken

Inbunden, Svenska, 2020

717 kr

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Geriatrikboken beskriver de sjukdomar som ofta drabbar äldre samt hur dessa ska utredas och behandlas. Den ger ett brett perspektiv på de geriatriska aspekterna inom äldrevården liksom inom all sjukvård. Boken betonar vikten av ett teambaserat arbetssätt där flera professioner samarbetar.

Allt fler individer uppnår en högre ålder än tidigare och gruppen de allra äldsta ökar mest. Redan nu, och ännu mer i framtiden, kommer äldre sjuka patienter att dominera inom de flesta sjukdomsspecialiteter, inte minst gäller detta på akutmottagningar och inom den slutna vården. Att känna till och rätt behandla allvarliga sjukdomar hos äldre är nödvändigt för att förhindra allvarliga och ibland fatala komplikationer. Behovet av geriatrisk kompetens inom vården ökar därför konstant.

Bokens texter kompletteras med faktarutor och autentiska fallbeskrivningar, där läsaren själv får möjlighet att fundera över och ta ställning till den aktuella situationen. Flertalet fallbeskrivningar följs av kommentarer från författarna. Varje kapitel avslutas med en omfattande referenslista och läsrekommendationer.

Geriatrikboken är främst avsedd som kurslitteratur på sjuksköterskeutbildningar på grundnivå men kan med fördel även användas av andra högskolestudenter inom andra vårdutbildningar.

Sagt om boken"Med fjorton medförfattare har redaktören, professor Lars-Olof Wahlund, skrivit Geriatrikboken som är en omfattande och modern bok om sjukdomar hos äldre. Den fyller ett stort behov, då den äldres sjukdomstillstånd ofta tar sig andra uttryck än hos yngre. ... Boken är lättläst, kvalificerad, uppdaterad och bred. Geriatrikboken är en bra och trevlig bok som vänder sig till läkare och sjuksköterskor. Den passar också fint under medicinska utbildningar." Per Björgell, lektör, BTJ-häftet nr 17, 2020.

"Texten är välskriven och håller den bredd som man önskar inom geriatrik från aktiva forskare, kliniker, några professores emeriti samt en doktorand och en ST-läkare. Alla kapitel håller genomgående hög vetenskaplig standard.Den stora fördelen med boken är dess konsekventa presentation av åldrandeprocesser av gurun inom området, docenten Åke Rundgren. En annan fördel är lättfattlig genomgång av nya aspekter av ramlagarna och satsningar inom geriatriska vårdkedjan. Jag är också imponerad av välbeskriven palliativ vård ...". Dorota Religa, professor, överläkare, klinisk geriatrik, Lakartidningen.se 2020-09-10.

Om författarnaLars-Olof Wahlund är seniorprofessor i geriatrik vid Karolinska institutet i Stockholm. Han har omfattande klinisk erfarenhet, framför allt inom området demenssjukdomar, och har undervisat i geriatrik både på grund- och forskningsnivå. Bokens övriga författare är alla specialister inom sina respektive områden och de har mångårig erfarenhet av att jobba inom sitt fält, såväl kliniskt som akademiskt.

COPD

Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

AvDonald A. Mahler

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

208 kr

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A leading expert answers your questions about how to live to your fullest with COPD.Significant lung damage from smoking, exposure in some jobs, or even diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis can lead to COPD. Having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can leave you feeling short of breath, sometimes reluctant to go shopping or for a walk because you are afraid of more difficulties. You may have wheezing, tightness in the chest, or frequent coughing. Although you see a doctor for your COPD, you often have questions and need answers. In this concise and practical guide, leading medical expert Donald A. Mahler answers some of the most pressing questions that he has been asked over 30 years of seeing patients with COPD, including• Why am I short of breath?• What medications can treat my COPD?• Can surgery improve COPD?• What are flare-ups—and how can I prevent them?• How can I stop smoking?• What should I do if my breathing isn't getting better?• Can exercise help? If so, which exercises are the most beneficial?• What's the best way to prevent lung infections?• How does COVID-19 affect COPD?• How can I travel with oxygen?• Can I be sexually active with COPD?and much more. Each chapter includes a patient vignette and key points. Tables and boxes offering helpful tips are included throughout. Providing up-to-date, evidence-based content that covers more than just medications, COPD gives you the tools you need to keep active—and thrive.

Lost Art of Dying

Reviving Forgotten Wisdom

AvL.S. Dugdale

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

130 kr

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A Columbia University physician comes across a popular medievaltext on dying well written after the horror of the Black Plague and discoversancient wisdom for rethinking death and gaining insight today on how we canlearn the lost art of dying well in this wise, clear-eyed book that is ascompelling and soulful as Being Mortal, When Breath BecomesAir, and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.As a specialist in both medical ethics and the treatment of older patients, Dr.L. S. Dugdale knows a great deal about the end of life. Far too many of us diepoorly, she argues. Our culture has overly medicalized death: dying is ofteninstitutional and sterile, prolonged by unnecessary resuscitations and otherintrusive interventions. We are not going gently into that good night—ourreliance on modern medicine can actually prolong suffering and strip us of ourdignity. Yet our lives do not have to end this way.Centuriesago, in the wake of the Black Plague, a text was published offering advice tohelp the living prepare for a good death. Written during the late Middle Ages, arsmoriendi—The Art of Dying—madeclear that to die well, one first had to live well and described what practicesbest help us prepare. When Dugdale discovered this Medieval book, it was arevelation. Inspired by its holistic approach to the final stage we must allone day face, she draws from this forgotten work, combining its wisdom with theknowledge she has gleaned from her long medical career. The Lost Art of Dying is atwenty-first century ars moriendi, filled with much-needed insight andthoughtful guidance that will change our perceptions. By recovering our senseof finitude, confronting our fears, accepting how our bodies age, developingmeaningful rituals, and involving our communities in end-of-life care, we candiscover what it means to both live and die well. And like the original arsmoriendi, The Lost Art of Dying includes nine black-and-white drawingsfrom artist Michael W. Dugger. Dr.Dugdale offers a hopeful perspective on death and dying as she shows us how toadapt the wisdom from the past to our lives today. The Lost Art of Dying is a vital, affectingbook that reconsiders death, death culture, and how we can transform how welive each day, including our last.

Forgetting

Understanding Alzheimer’s: a Biography of a Disease

AvDavid Shenk

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

152 kr

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Winner of the 2002 BMA Popular Medicine Book Prize: This is a haunting literary and scientific examination of Alzheimer’s disease and the race to find a cure.‘A truly remarkable book – the definitive work on Alzheimer’s, both in social and medical terms, “The Forgetting” is incisive, humane, never ponderous, full of dry humour and brilliantly written with quiet, unpretentious authority. As a layman with personal experience of “caring” for an Alzheimer’s sufferer I am well aware of the stages of the disease and its prognosis and ending. Shenk is excellent on all these, and in his reflections on memory and the individual, and the individual’s response to the progress of the disease. I can’t imagine a book on Alzheimer’s being better researched and understood, or presented with greater sympathy.’ John BayleyIn 1906 Alois Alzheimer dissected and examined the cerebral cortex of Auguste D’s brain and became the first scientist in medical history to link a specific brain pathology to behavioural changes. The disease named after him, turns otherwise active and healthy people into living ghosts. It is a rare condition for those in their 40s and 50s but 10% of the 65+ population suffers from it and 50% of the 85+. It is longevity’s revenge and as the baby boom generation drifts into its elderly years the number of Alzheimer’s victims is expected to quadruple, making it the fastest-growing disease in developed countries.As Adam Phillips writes in his foreword ‘This remarkable book will radically change our notions of looking after people and our assumptions about independence. Out of fear of mortality we have idealised health and youth and competence. “The Forgetting” reminds us among many other things that there is more to life than that.’Shenk’s history of Alzheimer’s is both poignant and scientific, grounded by the fundamental belief that memory forms the basis of our selves, our souls, and the meaning in our lives.

What to Remember When You Are Forgetting

How to Live and Thrive with Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

AvDr Zaldy Tan

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

188 kr

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A definitive guide to living well with dementia for the recently diagnosed and their caregivers, from international dementia, memory and healthy ageing expert Dr Zaldy Tan A comprehensive guide to navigating each stage of Alzheimer's and dementia for caregivers and the recently diagnosed Renowned neurologist, geriatrician, researcher, educator and author Dr Zaldy Tan shares his definitive guide to living well with dementia. Incredibly thorough and deeply comforting, Dr Tan tackles everything you might need to know, including: Identifying early signs of Alzheimer’s and dementiaKnowing when to intervene and seek helpPreparing for an initial assessmentPlanning medical careHandling home safety and fall preventionUnderstanding phases of cognitive declineSupporting your loved one at each stageUnderstanding the latest research on new treatment and coping modalities.Dr Tan also shares stories of hope from the families and remarkable individuals he’s treated over the years, describing how they have handled both difficult challenges and wonderful triumphs after diagnosis. What to Remember When You Are Forgetting offers support and understanding as you navigate the stages of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Creative Care

A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care

AvAnne Basting

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

163 kr

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A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient pioneers a radical change in how we interact with older loved ones, especially those experiencing dementia, as she introduces a proven method that uses the creative arts to bring light and joy to the lives of elders. In Creative Care, Anne Basting lays the groundwork for a widespread transformation in our approach to elder care and uses compelling, touching stories to inspire and guide us all—family, friends, and health professionals—in how to connect and interact with those living with dementia.A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, Basting tells the story of how she pioneered a radical change in how we interact with our older loved ones. Now used around the world, this proven method has brought light and joy to the lives of elders—and those who care for them. Here, for the first time, everyone can learn these methods. Early in her career, Basting noticed a problem: today’s elderly—especially those experiencing dementia and Alzheimer’s— are often isolated in nursing homes or segregated in elder-care settings, making the final years of life feel lonely and devoid of meaning. To alleviate their sense of aloneness, Basting developed a radical approach that combines methods from the world of theater and improvisation with evidence-based therapies that connect people using their own creativity and imagination.Rooted in twenty-five years of research, these new techniques draw on core creative exercises—such as “Yes, and . . .” and “Beautiful Questions.” This approach fosters storytelling and active listening, allowing elders to freely share ideas and stories without worrying about getting the details “correct.” Basting’s research has shown that these practices stimulate the brain and awaken the imagination to add wonder and awe to patients’ daily lives—and provide them a means of connection, both with the world and with those caring for them. Creative Care promises to bring light and hope to a community that needs it most.

Case-based Geriatrics: A Global Approach

AvVictor Hirth,Darryl Wielandm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

1 587 kr

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A full-color case-based guide to the principles and clinical aspects of geriatric care

4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!"It is intended as a case-based textbook of geriatrics that also integrates the complexities of geriatric medicine into a meaningful whole. These are excellent objectives, all met in a wonderful way. This book stands out from other textbooks of geriatric medicine....This is a brilliant addition to the literature of geriatric medicine. Some topics are covered in different ways, but this is never repetitious, rather more like looking at a gem from different angles. The evidence-based, case-based, pre-test, post-test format makes this an ideal book from which to learn. The breadth and depth are stunning. The editing and format would be enough to highly recommend this book, but the beautiful use of color on every page, permitting lavish illustrations, tables, figures, and examples of tests, makes this at the same time a brilliant exposition of the true nature of geriatric medicine, and a work of art as well. Run, do not walk, to see it!"--Doody's Review Service

Case-Based Geriatrics utilizes a case-and-evidence-based approach to help you understand the key principles and clinical points of geriatric medicine and healthcare. Written to reflect the field’s growing trend toward interdisciplinary collaboration, the book is of value not only to physicians, but to the entire health team involved in the care of the elderly.

This unique text is constructed around case presentations, which are used as the primary teaching tool. These cases reflect issues and principles of geriatrics that are encountered and practiced worldwide. You will learn how cultural characteristics of both patients and providers have added new layers of complications to this already challenging field – and how they can be recognized and overcome. Each case is directly linked to the learning objectives found in each chapter. Review questions appear at the beginning and end of each chapter to test your understanding.

Case-Based Geriatrics is divided into three sections:

Issues in Aging -- features foundational chapters covering essential topics such as biology of aging, worldwide demographics, the geriatric physical exam, sensory changes in aging, and approaches to laboratory testing and imaging in aging Inter-professional Geriatrics -- provides an overview of multi-professional team care and covers important topics such as pre -and-post operative care, discharge planning and transitional care, end-of-life care, home care, and long-term care Geriatric Syndromes and Important Issues -- covers common disorders such as delirium, dementia, depression, stroke, hypertension, osteoporosis, and more

Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience

AvStephen McPhee,Margaret Winkerm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

1 319 kr

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From one of the world’s leading medical journals comes the definitive evidence-based, full-color guide to end-of-life and palliative care

A new addition to the JAMAevidence series, Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience offers evidence-based and clinical expert guidance on caring for patients with life-limiting illness, incorporating the words and perspectives of affected patients, their families, and treating clinicians.

Organized by these actual clinical cases, the book is based on the acclaimed 7-year series of 42 articles, originally published in JAMA as “Perspectives on Care at the Close of Life,” and now thoroughly updated as chapters and featuring extensive never-before-published material. Care at the Close of Life covers are a wide range of clinical syndromes, disease processes, communication challenges, health-care delivery settings, and issues faced by patients, including withdrawal of dialysis and other life-sustaining measures, cross-cultural approaches, and the role of chemotherapy. Throughout the book, emphasis is on the principles of palliative care, with the patient and family at the center of care, and with attention given to all problems—physical, psychological, social, and spiritual.

Reflecting this focus, each chapter begins with a patient case study to introduce the clinical problem, followed by “perspectives” that draw on extensive, real-world dialogue between clinicians, patients, and families. Internationally renowned authors then review the typical challenges illustrated by the case, offering state-of-the-art, evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches.

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Fully revised and updated text with new evidence and references, including the search methodology for each chapter’s updateEvidence-based orientation presents the current state of knowledge in the care of terminally ill patients and support for their families and caregiversPractical clinical guidance and approaches from international experts in palliative care Self-assessment Q&A, for reinforcing your knowledge of each chapter’s content and for preparing for examsA useful Glossary of acronyms, terms, and tests Updated Resources for each chapter offer current, authoritative sources of diagnostic and treatment information that can help you optimize palliative careMedline PubMed ID numbers facilitate quick, convenient access to references

Case Files Geriatrics

AvEugene Toy,Andrew Dentinom. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

552 kr

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Sharpen your critical thinking skills and IMPROVE PATIENT CARE

A Doody's Core Title for 2017!

Experience with clinical cases is key to mastering the art and science of medicine and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care. Case Files: Geriatrics provides 40 true-to-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in geriatric care. Each case includes an easy-tounderstand discussion correlated to key concepts, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and board-style review questions to reinforce your learning.With Case Files, you’ll learn instead of memorize.

Learn from 40 high-yield cases, each with board-style questions:

Master key concepts with clinical pearlsPolish your approach to clinical problem-solving and to patient carePerfect for residents, medical students, PAs, and NPs working with geriatric patients

Nursing Home Care

AvJohn Morley,Debbie Tolsonm. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

1 208 kr

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THE DEFINITIVE TEXT ON THE PRINCIPLES AND CLINCAL PRACTICE OF NURSING HOME CARE

A Doody's Core Title for 2017!

Nursing Home Care is a practical textbook designed to serve as a rich evidence-based resource to provide physicians and other practitioners with the information and knowledge to advance nursing home care. It states and explains the principles underpinning safe, personalized, and dignified nursing home practice using an integrated, cooperative approach. In addition, itprovides the medical knowledge necessary to give quality care to nursing home residents.

Nursing Home Care reflects the International Association for Geriatrics and Gerontology's conviction that nursing home practice is an interdisciplinary endeavor that requires a sound theoretical, scientific, and values base in addition to clinical expertise. Mindful of the influences of different culture and context, the premise of this text is that there is a shared and commonknowledge base to guide nursing home practice and approaches to caring that are universal.

THIS UNIQUE TEXT IS LOGICALLY DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS:

PART 1 covers the origins of the nursing home movement, plus alternative approaches, including aging in place and what older people are saying about nursing home life and culture change.

PART 2 focuses on the fundamentals of working as part of a nursing home team providing day-to-day care and the leadership essentials to drive the quality improvement agenda.

PART 3 addresses the most common conditions experienced by older nursing home residents.

PART 4 is devoted to clinical and nursing aspects of specific disease management.

KEY FEATURES:

Online supplemental material, including 1,000 PowerPoint slides available to faculty, plus Q&A available from the IAGGI * Over 150 multiple choice questions * Key points for each chapter * An essential study guide for the IAGG certificate in nursing home care

Geriatric Physical Therapy

AvWilliam Staples

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

914 kr

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The definitive case-based guide to effectively managing geriatric disorders

Geriatric Physical Therapy provides the most authoritative overview available on managing the special needs of the elderly in all health care settings. Through nearly 200 cases, the text offers a skill-building balance of theory and clinical application of knowledge in caring for the older adult population. This timely book addresses and incorporates aspects of prevention, fitness, and wellness into the rehabilitative model of care for elders with and without pathological conditions.

Features:

Nearly 200 cases examine both acute and chronic stage settings, and provides suggested tests and measures

Cases focus on orthopedics and neurology for consistency with board exams, which concentrate in these therapeutic areas

Tables and boxes organize and summarize important information and highlight key points for quick reference

A well-referenced and scientific approach provides the depth to understand integral processes and procedures

Food for the Aging Population

AvMonique Raats,Lisette De Groot

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

2 896 kr

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Food for the Aging Population, Second Edition, is a unique volume that reviews the characteristics of the aging population as food consumers, the role of nutrition in healthy aging, and the design of food products and services for the elderly. The first section of the book discusses the older population as consumers of food and beverages, while the second section covers the extension of functionality into later life. The final section highlights tactics on how to develop food products and services for older people.

Fully updated and revised from the first edition, the book covers advances in various fields, introducing a number of new chapters, including, amongst others, topics on the economic determinants of diet in older adults, public policy and older people's diets, and interventions to support healthy eating in later life.

Covers the topic of food for an aging population more broadly than any other book on the market Presents a thoroughly revised and updated edition of a very popular and well regarded book Contains new chapters on the implementation of food-related interventions among the elderly population and their relationship to policymakers

Profiles in Caregiving

The Unexpected Career

AvCarol S. Aneshensel,Leonard I. Pearlinm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

560 kr

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Given medical advances and greater understanding of healthful living habits, people are living longer lives. Proportionally speaking, a greater percentage of the population is elderly. Despite medical advances, there is still no cure for dementia, and as elderly individuals succumb to Alzheimer's Disease or related dementia, more and more people are having to care their elderly parents and /or siblings. Profiles in Caregiving is practical source of information for anyone who teaches caregiving, acts as a caregiver, or studies caregiving.This book discusses recent research on stress factors associated with caregiving, and what factors impact on successful versus non-successful adaptation to the care-giving role. This is an expanding field in gerontology, and is also of interest to personality and social psychologists studying stress and interpersonal relations. Although there are many books on the cause and treatment of dementia, there has been a book that provides a research investigation into the factors associated with effective caregiving to dementia patients.

The Aging Skeleton

AvClifford Rosen,Julie Glowackim. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

1 917 kr

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The Aging Skeleton is a comprehensive and timely book on all aspects of the skeleton as it ages, including basic mechanisms and pathways as well as pathobiology. Chapters cover general aspects and models of aging, determinants and maintenance of peak bone mass, mechanisms of age-related bone loss, quantifiable manifestations of age-related bone loss, fractures, and therapeutics. Covers all aspects of the aging skeleton in one comprehensive volume Looks at the influence of genetics, nutrition, environment, hormones, and other factors on bone mass Provides a thorough discussion of fractures, one of the major consequences of the aging skeleton Reviews current therapeutic approaches and methods Written by internationally renowned authors and edited by leaders in the field Is the only book available on this subject

Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Older Adult

A Clinician's Guidebook

AvJoanne Green

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

1 138 kr

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One of the largest patient populations seen by neuropsychologists are older adults suffering from problems associated with aging. Further, the proportion of the population aged 65 and above is rising rapidly. This book provides a guide to neuropsychological clinicians increasingly called upon to assess this population. The book details in a step-by-step fashion the phases and considerations in performing a neuropsychological assessment of an older patient. It covers procedural details including review of patient's medical records, clinical interview, formal testing, interpretation of test scores, addressing referral questions, and preparing an evaluation report. Outlines a clear, logical approach to neuropsychological evaluation Provides specific clinical practice guidelines for each phase of the evaluation Integrates clinical practice with up-to-date research findings Recommends specific tests for evaluating older adults Details how to interpret test findings and identify the patient's neuropsychological profile Illustrates important points with examples and case materials, many neuropathologically-confirmed Includes forms useful in clinical practice

Functional Neurobiology of Aging

AvPatrick R. Hof,Charles V. Mobbs

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

2 670 kr

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Some well-known age-related neurological diseases include Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, deafness, and blindness. Even more common are the problems of aging which are not due to disease but to more subtle impairments in neurobiological systems, including impairments in vision, memory loss, muscle weakening, and loss of reproductive functions, changes in body weight, and sleeplessness. As the average age of our society increases, diseases of aging continue to become more common, and conditions associated with aging need more attention by doctors and researchers. In 1991, patients over the age of 65 saw their doctors an average of eight times per year. Research funding is provided by the Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging (NNA) Program, which is run by the National Institute on Aging. This book offers a comprehensive overview of all topics related to functional impairments which are related to the aging brain and nervous system. It is organized according to four general functions: movement, senses, memory, and neuroendocrine regulation. Written by the leading researchers in the field, this comprehensive work addresses both impairments associated with diseases and not associated with diseases, making it easier to understand the mechanisms involved. Functional Neurobiology of Aging is an important reference for professionals and students involved in aging research, as well as physicians who need to recognize and understand age-related impairments. Organized by function, making it easy to find and understand the material Addresses impairments both associated with diseases and not associated with diseases Written by leading researchers in the field Most comprehensive source of information on the neurobiology of aging

Handbook of Assessment in Clinical Gerontology

AvPeter A. Lichtenberg

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

1 050 kr

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New trends in mental healthcare practice and a rapid increase in the aged population are causing an explosion in the fields of clinical gerontology and geropsychology today. This comprehensive second edition handbook offers clinicians and graduate students clear guidelines and reliable tools for assessing general mental health, cognitive functioning, functional age, psychosocial health, comorbidity, behavior deficits, and more. Psychopathology, behavioral disorders, changes in cognition, and changes in everyday functioning are addressed in full, and a wide range of conditions and disorders common to this patient population are covered. Each chapter provides an empirical review of assessment instruments, assessment scales in their totality, a review of how these instruments are used with and adapted for different cultural groups, illustration of assessments through case studies, and information on how to utilize ongoing assessment in treatment and/or treatment planning. This combination of elements will make the volume the definitive assessment source for clinicians working with elderly patients. The most comprehensive source of up-to-date data on gerontological assessment, with review articles covering: psychopathology, behavioral disorders, changes in cognition, and changes in everyday functioning Consolidates broadly distributed literature into single source, saving researchers and clinicians time in obtaining and translating information and improving the level of further research and care they can provide Chapters directly address the range of conditions and disorders most common for this patient population - i.e. driving ability, mental competency, sleep, nutrition, sexual functioning, demntias, elder abuse, depression, anxiety disorders, etc Fully informs readers regarding conditions most commonly encountered in real world treatment of an elderly patient population Each chapter cites case studies to illustrate assessment techniques Exposes reader to real-world application of each assessment discussed

Person-Centered Communication with Older Adults

The Professional Provider's Guide

AvTimothy A. Storlie

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

598 kr

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Providers serving older adults face a growing problem. Older adults are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with service quality citing deficits in provider communication and relationship skills. The author argues this dissatisfaction is largely related to three widespread issues: ageism, use of professional jargon, and age-related changes in the older adult. To address these concerns, Dr. Storlie advocates adoption of an evidence-based, person-centered approach to communication.

The benefits of person-centered communication are many. They can increase older adult satisfaction with provider services, enhance mutual respect and understanding, improve accuracy of information exchanged, positively impact service outcomes, increase compliance with provider recommendations, and reduce the frustration and stress often experienced by both provider and older adult.

Rare to this genre, readers are introduced to several under-explored topics within the field of communication, along with methods for applying concepts from research findings into these topics to enhance the quality of interpersonal communication. Topics include the role of mental imagery in the communication process, the influence of neurocardiology on relationships, and controversial findings from research into quantum physics. The book concludes by highlighting progress made in narrowing the interpersonal communication gap and forecasts how communications-oriented technological advances might improve quality of life for 21st century older adults and the providers who serve them.

Utilizing interdisciplinary case studies to illustrate common problematic situations, this book provides detailed exercises that explain how providers can integrate person-centered communication into their practices to improve provider-older adult interactions. Written in a style designed to maximize learning, it helps providers find the information they need, understand what they read, and apply what they've learned to improve professional communication.

Person-Centered Communication with Older Adults is an essential guide for today's healthcare professionals and other aging-services providers, and also for the educators who help to prepare the providers of tomorrow.

Presents a conceptual framework for understanding respect-based, person-centered communication Teaches specific communication skills to aging services providers and educators to assist in effectively communicating with older adults Includes numerous case studies to help in identifying common problematic situations and describing practical ways to integrate positive communication One of the first books to integrate scientific, evidence-based findings with a personal approach that includes important new information on neurocardiology

Handbook of the Aging Brain

AvEugenia Wang,D. Stephen Snyder

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

1 012 kr

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Handbook of the Aging Brain brings together diverse scientific disciplines to cover the most recent research findings in an easy-to-read summary. Scientists and clinicians will find a wide spectrum of subjects including gerontology, neurology, psychology, molecular biology, and cellular biology. The book includes general chapters on the neuroanatomy and neurobiology of the aging brain, and moves on to discussion of specifics including signal transduction, cell death, and specific cellular and neurological changes associated with dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. Other chapters discuss the affect of aging on learning and memory, language, and cognition.

Handbook of Mental Health and Aging

AvNathan Hantke,Amit Etkinm. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

1 490 kr

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The Handbook of Mental Health and Aging, Third Edition provides a foundational background for practitioners and researchers to understand mental health care in older adults as presented by leading experts in the field. Wherever possible, chapters integrate research into clinical practice. The book opens with conceptual factors, such as the epidemiology of mental health disorders in aging and cultural factors that impact mental health. The book transitions into neurobiological-based topics such as biomarkers, age-related structural changes in the brain, and current models of accelerated aging in mental health. Clinical topics include dementia, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, mood disorders, anxiety, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, and substance abuse. The book closes with current and future trends in geriatric mental health, including the brain functional connectome, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), technology-based interventions, and treatment innovations.

Identifies factors influencing mental health in older adults Includes biological, sociological, and psychological factors Reviews epidemiology of different mental health disorders Supplies separate chapters on grief, schizophrenia, mood, anxiety, and sleep disorders Discusses biomarkers and genetics of mental health and aging Provides assessment and treatment approaches

Molecular Basis of Nutrition and Aging

A Volume in the Molecular Nutrition Series

AvMarco Malavolta,Eugenio Mocchegiani

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

1 201 kr

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Molecular Basis of Nutrition and Aging: A Volume in the Molecular Nutrition Series focuses on the nutritional issues associated with aging and the important metabolic consequences of diet, nutrition, and health. The book is subdivided into four parts that reflect the impact of nutrition from a biomolecular level to individual health.

In Part One, chapters explore the general aspects of aging, aging phenotypes, and relevant aspects of nutrition related to the elderly and healthy aging. Part Two includes molecular and cellular targets of nutrition in aging, with chapters exploring lipid peroxidation, inflammaging, anabolic and catabolic signaling, epigenetics, DNA damage and repair, redox homeostasis, and insulin sensitivity, among others.

Part Three looks at system-level and organ targets of nutrition in aging, including a variety of tissues, systems, and diseases, such as immune function, the cardiovascular system, the brain and dementia, muscle, bone, lung, and many others. Finally, Part Four focuses on the health effects of specific dietary compounds and dietary interventions in aging, including vitamin D, retinol, curcumin, folate, iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, selenium, iodine, vitamin B, fish oil, vitamin E, resveratrol, polyphenols, vegetables, and fruit, as well as the current nutritional recommendations.

Offers updated information and a perspectives on important future developments to different professionals involved in the basic and clinical research on all major nutritional aspects of aging Explores how nutritional factors are involved in the pathogenesis of aging across body systems Investigates the molecular and genetic basis of aging and cellular senescence through the lens of the rapidly evolving field of molecular nutrition

Del 167 - Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Geriatric Neurology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

2 771 kr

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Geriatric Neurology, Volume 167, serves as an update on the basic biological and behavioral mechanisms underlying the aging process, with an emphasis on neurological aging and state-of-the-art reviews on our understanding of vascular, cognitive, neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases in the elderly. Developed with an eye to providing both the basic underpinnings of age-related changes and the clinical information necessary to aid in diagnostics and treatment, the book serves as a useful volume for students, basic and translational scientists, and practicing clinicians on how to understand and treat common neurological disorders in the elderly.

Reviews the foundations of geriatric neurology, including the fundamentals of age associated changes in molecular biology, altered pharmacokinetics and psychopharmacology that make drug therapy in the elderly different from younger patients Contains major advances in our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases Features contributions from world leaders in geriatric neurology-the broadest, most expert coverage available

Nutritional Modulators of Pain in the Aging Population

AvRonald Ross Watson,Sherma Zibadi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

1 326 kr

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Nutritional Modulators of Pain in the Aging Population provides an overview on the role of foods, dietary supplements, obesity, and nutrients in the prevention and amelioration of pain in various diseases in the aging population. Headaches, fibromyalgia, joint pain, arthritis pain, back pain, and stomach pain are discussed. In addition, the potential health risks of using foods to reduce symptoms is evaluated.

Each chapter reviews pain causing conditions before reviewing the role of food or exercise. Both researchers and physicians will learn about dietary approaches that may benefit or harm people with various types of pain. Chapters include current research on the actions of nutrients in pain treatment, the effects of lifestyle and exercise on pain management, and discussions of dietary supplements that provide pain relief from chronic conditions like arthritis.

Presents a comprehensive overview that details the role of nutrition in pain management for the aging population Written for researchers and clinicians in neurology, pain, and food and nutrition Reviews the pain symptoms and role of food and/or exercise associated with each disease

Del 155 - Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Metabolic Aspects of Aging

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

1 906 kr

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Metabolic Aspects of Aging, Volume 155, the latest release in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series seeks to provide the most topical, informative and exciting monographs available on a wide variety of research topics related to prions, viruses, bacteria and eukaryotes. The series includes in-depth knowledge on the molecular, biological aspects of organismal physiology and function, with this release including chapters on Longevity, Metabolic Disease and Community Health, the Metabolic Aspects of Aging, Obesity, Metabolism, and Aging: A Multiscalar Approach, The Intersection of Curandismo and Western Medicine and Their Epidemiological Impact for Aging Mexican Americans, and more.

Presents updated volumes comprising 15-20 chapters, allowing comprehensive coverage on a topic Uses tables, diagrams, schemata and color figures to enhance the reader's ability to rapidly grasp the information provided in each chapter

The End of Alzheimer's

The Brain and Beyond

AvThomas J. Lewis,Clement L. Trempe

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

710 kr

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The End of Alzheimer's: The Brain and Beyond, Second Edition is the first comprehensive overview on the molecular basis of Alzheimer's outside of the brain, merging the most recent findings within the field into a single book. It aims to educate the reader on the many overlooked aspects of Alzheimer's disease that occur outside the brain.

This book uniquely provides step-by-step, peer-reviewed evidence that the current research model may be misguided and that a new and emerging model is more accurate. It carefully outlines the molecular research in Alzheimer's outside the brain and argues that a more thorough, whole-body diagnosis will provide better answers about its causes and lead to new treatments.

It is beneficial to researchers who need to be apprised of the emerging science on the causes of Alzheimer's, and will hopefully redirect many into new avenues of cellular research and discovery.

Comprehensive literature-based summary of the current state of molecular Alzheimer's disease research Details the shortcomings of the prevailing model and therapeutics in development Reviews blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's and their link to amyloid- and Tau-independent causes outside the brain Describes the tissues outside the brain impacted by Alzheimer's and the underlying molecular causes Explains the whole-body risks associated with Alzheimer's, along with concomitant measures to slow or prevent the disease Provides a protocol to properly research, evaluate, measure, diagnose, and potentially treat Alzheimer's patients

It's in Your DNA

From Discovery to Structure, Function and Role in Evolution, Cancer and Aging

AvEugene Rosenberg

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

560 kr

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Approx.202 pagesApprox.202 pages

The Role of Global Air Pollution in Aging and Disease

Reading Smoke Signals

AvCaleb E. Finch

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

1 779 kr

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Global Air Pollution in Aging: Reading Smoke Signals is a complete reference connecting environmental pollution research to the human aging process. Since 1800, lifespans have more than doubled as infections declined and medicine improved. But the 20th century introduced a new global scourge of air pollution from fossil fuels with the potential to damage arteries, hearts and lungs that has been related to chronic exposure of air pollution from fossil fuels. Risk areas of study include childhood obesity, brain damage associated with air pollution, increased risk for autism in children and dementia in older adults.

In humans and animals, air pollution stimulates chronic inflammation in different organs, and genetic vulnerability to air pollution is being recognized, particularly for carriers of the Alzheimer risk gene ApoE4.

Connects environmental pollution research to the human aging process Raises new issues relevant to the controversies on air pollution and global warming, challenging assumptions that lifespan will continue to increase in the 21st Century Examines the burden of air pollution to disadvantaged populations, with anticipated greater impact in developing countries which rely on fossil fuels for economic development in future decades

Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

24 412 kr

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Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology, Three Volume Set presents a wide range of topics, ranging from what happens in the body during aging, the reasons and mechanisms relating to those age-related changes, and their clinical, psychological and social modulators and determinants. The book covers the biological and medical aspects of gerontology within the general framework of the biological basis of assessing age, biological mechanisms of aging, age-related changes in biological systems, human age-related diseases, the biomedical practicality and impracticality of interventions, and finally, the ethics of intervention.