03134nam 2200589Ia 450 991082575920332120240430164049.01-281-81834-897866118183400-8261-9805-8(CKB)1000000000705085(EBL)423459(OCoLC)437109807(SSID)ssj0000330490(PQKBManifestationID)11247916(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000330490(PQKBWorkID)10318701(PQKB)11013092(Au-PeEL)EBL423459(CaPaEBR)ebr10265547(MiAaPQ)EBC423459(EXLCZ)99100000000070508519800501d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAnnual review of gerontology & geriatricsVolume 14Focus on assessment techniques /M. Powell Lawton; Jeanne A. Teresi, volume editors1st ed.New York Springer19941 online resource (417 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-6496-X Contents; Contributors; Forthcoming Contents, Volume 15; Introduction; Chapter 1 Overview of Methodological Issues in Gerontological and Geriatric Measurement; Chapter 2 Assessing Health; Chapter 3 Functional Disability: Activities and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; Chapter 4 Balance and Gait Measures; Chapter 5 Brief Assessments of Cognitive Function in the Elderly; Chapter 6 Assessment of Behavioral Disturbance in Older Adults; Chapter 7 Leisure and Productive Activity; Chapter 8 Assessing the Health-Related Dimensions of Older Adults' Social RelationshipsChapter 9 Aging and Personality AssessmentChapter 10 The Measurement of Affect in the Elderly; Chapter 11 Assessment of Depression; Chapter 12 Caregiver Functioning; Chapter 13 Assessment of Pain in the Elderly; Chapter 14 Assessing the Environment; Chapter 15 Assessing Life Events Among Older Adults; Chapter 16 Multidimensional Assessment Instruments: Present Status and Future Prospects; IndexThis volume evaluates a range of assessment measures with regard to older adults. The expert contributors address topics such as assessment of health, functional disability (ADLs), mental agility, aging and personality, depression, and pain. While the instruments themselves are readily available from other sources, this book discusses the suitability, strengths, and weaknesses of various measures and offers current information on the rapidly changing, state-of-the-art assessment technology.GeriatricsGerontologyGeriatrics.Gerontology.362.5362.5/05Lawton M. Powell(Mortimer Powell),1923-2001.1503744Teresi Jeanne1697406MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825759203321Annual review of gerontology & geriatrics4078082UNINA