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International handbook of positive aging / edited by Rachael E. Docking and Jennifer Stock.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge handbooks
- Routledge international handbooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aging--Social aspects.
- Aging.
- Aging--Psychological aspects.
- Older people--Social conditions.
- Older people.
- Older people--Health and hygiene.
- Older people--Care.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Part I Introduction to positive aging; 1 Introduction; 2 What is positive aging?; 3 Epidemiology and aging; 4 Positive aging, positive dying: intersectional and daily communicational issues surrounding palliative and end-of-life care services in minority groups in the United Kingdom and the United States; Part II The body over the life course; 5 Cancer; 6 Heart failure; 7 Exploring experiences of aging with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D): the case for a whole-system approach; 8 Dementia; 9 Falls; 10 Pain management and assessment.
- Part III Well-being11 Physical activity and healthy eating; 12 Sexual health for older adults; 13 Cognitive aging; 14 Environment, housing, health, and social care; 15 Social lives, social engagement, and work; 16 Digital technologies and aging; Part IV Care delivery; 17 Quality of life of elderly residents of UK care homes: a systematic review; 18 Advance care planning for older adults at the end of life; Part V Conclusion; 19 Conclusion; Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1317392132
- 9781317392132
- 9781317392125
- 1317392124
- OCLC:
- 992496744
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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