Armeda F. Ferrini, Rebecca Ferrini

Health in the Later Years with Powerweb: Aging

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Aims to prepare students to meet the needs of an aging population as participants of an aging society and as health professionals. This text provides an overview of health and aging, addressing concerns of those working with elders, and covering psychological, sociological, biological, and political factors affecting older populations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 187mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 757g
• ISBN-13: 9780072836516
• ISBN-10: 0072836512
• Artikelnr.: 21885443

Autorenporträt

Armeda Ferrini, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Health and Community Services, received her M.S. in Family and Child Development at Kansas State University and her Ph.D. in Health Science at the University of Utah. She has been teaching Aging and Women's Health courses for over 20 years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Our Nation's Elders: Myths and Facts 2. Biological Aging
Theories and Longevity 3. The Body and Its Age Changes 4. Physical Activity
5. Nutrition 6. Sexuality 7. Mental Health and Illness 8. Chronic Illness
9. Acute Illnesses and Accidents 10. Medication Use 11 Prevention and
Health Promotion 12. Medical Care 13. Long-Term Care 14. Death, Dying, and
Bereavement