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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813702403321

Autore

Clark Ann L

Titolo

Annual review of gerontology & geriatrics . Volume 18 Focus on interventions research with older adults / / Richard Schulz, George Maddox, M. Powell Lawton, volume editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 1999

ISBN

1-282-00056-X

1-282-89954-6

9786612899546

9786612000560

0-8261-0562-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Collana

Annual review of gerontology & geriatrics ; ; 18

Altri autori (Persone)

SchulzRichard

MaddoxGeorge

LawtonM. Powell <1923-2001.> (Mortimer Powell)

Disciplina

362.5

362.5/05

Soggetti

Geriatrics

Gerontology

Aging

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1. Intervention Research with Older Adults: Introduction, Overview, and Future Directions; 2. Experimental Design and Methodology in Between-Group Intervention Outcome Research; 3. Behavioral and Pharmacologic Interventions for Depression in Later Life; 4. Psychological Treatment of Late-Life Insomnia; 5. Physical Activity Interventions in the Elderly: Influence on Physical Health and Psychological Function; 6. Memory Interventions for Normal and Pathological Older Adults

7. Testing Home Modification Interventions: Issues of Theory, Measurement, Design, and Implementation8. Conservative Interventions for Incontinence; 9. Behavioral Interventions and Motivational Systems in the Nursing Home; 10. Societal Interventions Affecting Elderly Citizens: A Comparative Approach; Forthcoming



Contents, Volume 19; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focuses on behavioral and pharmacologic interventions for depression, treatments of late-life insomnia, behavior interventions in nursing homes, interventions for incontinence, and home modification interventions. For clinicians and researchers.