Women and aging [[electronic resource] ] : new research / / Harriet T. Benninghouse and Andria G. Rosset, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823504203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009
• ISBN: 1-61728-023-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (719 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BenninghouseHarriet T; RossetAndria G
• Disciplina: 618.97
• Soggetti: Older women - Health and hygiene; Older women - Medical care
• 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: ""WOMEN AND AGING: NEW RESEARCH""; ""WOMEN AND AGING: NEW RESEARCH""; ""Contents""; ""Preface ""; ""Alcohol Use Disorders in Elderly Women: Invisible Distress""; ""References""; ""Nutritional Assessment in the Elderly: Where Do We Stand?""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Nutritional Assessment ""; ""Techniques Used in Nutritional Assessment""; ""Simplified Screening Tools for Clinical Practice""; ""Conclusion""; ""References ""; ""Working under Time Pressure: An Increasing Risk for Women's Health?""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Methods""; ""3. Results""; ""3.1 Job Characteristics""""3.2 Health Complaints""; ""4. Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Physicians Communication with their Older vs. Younger Female and Male Patients ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction""; ""Methods""; ""Design""; ""Participants""; ""Physicians""; ""Patients""; ""Measurements""; ""Results ""; ""Descriptive Analyses""; ""Verbal Communication""; ""Hypothesis 1: Biomedical Topics""; ""Hypothesis 2: Psychosocial and Personal Habits Topics""; ""Hypothesis 3: Interviewing Skills o Physicians""; ""Hypothesis 4: Gender Congruence""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""""Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction ""; ""Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Men and Women""; ""Global burden""; ""Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity in Europe""; ""Differences between Men's and Women's ; Hearts""; ""Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Factors between Men and Women""; ""Differences in Ischemic Heart Disease between Men and Women""; ""Differences in Heart Failure between Men and Women""; ""Cardiac Diseases which only Affect Women ""; ""Cardiac Diseases which Preferentially Affect Women""; ""Effect of the Menopause on Cardiovascular Risk Factors""""Guidelines on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women""; ""Clinical Recommendations on Lifestyle""; ""1. Smoking""; ""2. Physical Activity""; ""3. Rehabilitation""; ""4. Dietary Intake""; ""5. Weight Maintenance/Reduction""; ""6. Omega-3 Fatty Acids""; ""Major Risk Factor Interventions""; ""1. Blood Pressure ""; ""2. Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels ""; ""3. Diabetes Mellitus""; ""Preventive Drug Interventions""; ""1. Aspirin ""; ""2. Beta-Blockers""; ""3. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers""; ""4. Aldosterone Blockade""""5. Antioxidant Supplements and Folic Acid""; ""6. An Annual Influenza Vaccination""; ""Hormone Replacement Therapy""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References""; ""Aging Women and Coronary Heart Disease ""; ""Abstract""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Introduction""; ""Epidemiology and Prognosis of CHD in Women""; ""Menopause""; ""Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women""; ""Framingham Risk Score for Women""; ""Clinical Features (Clinical Manifestations) and Outcome""; ""Noninvasive Tests in the Diagnosis of CHD in Women""; ""Invasive Diagnostic Procedures (Coronary Angiography) ""