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Encyclopedia of health & aging [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Kyriakos S. Markides ; associate editors, Dan G. Blazer Laurence G. Branch, Stephanie Studenski ; managing editors Sarah Toombs Smith, Tracy B. Welborn
| Encyclopedia of health & aging [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Kyriakos S. Markides ; associate editors, Dan G. Blazer Laurence G. Branch, Stephanie Studenski ; managing editors Sarah Toombs Smith, Tracy B. Welborn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (681 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613.043803 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MarkidesKyriakos S |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Health and hygiene
Aging |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4522-6564-X
1-84972-557-8 1-4129-5620-X |
| Classificazione |
71.36
44.68 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; List of Entries; Reader's Guide; About the Editor; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Appendix; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910481023603321 |
| Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Encyclopedia of health & aging / / editor, Kyriakos S. Markides ; associate editors, Dan G. Blazer, Laurence G. Branch, Stephanie Studenski ; managing editors, Sarah Toombs Smith, Tracy B. Welborn
| Encyclopedia of health & aging / / editor, Kyriakos S. Markides ; associate editors, Dan G. Blazer, Laurence G. Branch, Stephanie Studenski ; managing editors, Sarah Toombs Smith, Tracy B. Welborn |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Los Angeles, : Sage Publications, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxx, 650 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 613/.043803 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MarkidesKyriakos S |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Health and hygiene
Aging |
| ISBN |
1-4522-6564-X
1-84972-557-8 1-4129-5620-X |
| Classificazione |
71.36
44.68 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Accelerated Aging Syndromes -- Active Life Expectancy -- Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living -- Advance Directives -- Adverse Drug Reactions -- Adverse Drug Withdrawal Events -- Advocacy Organizations -- Africa -- African Americans -- Age-Period-Cohort Distinctions -- Age-Related Changes in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics -- Aging in Manitoba Longitudinal Study -- Aging Network -- Agitation -- Alcohol Use and Abuse -- Allostatic Load and Homeostasis -- Alzheimer's Disease -- Anabolic Therapies -- Anemia -- Aneurysms -- Anti-Aging Interventions -- Anxiety Disorders -- Apolipoprotein E -- Arrhythmias -- Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases -- Asia -- Asian and Pacific Islander Americans -- Assisted Living -- Assistive Devices -- Australia and New Zealand -- Balance -- Behavioral Disorders in Dementia -- Bereavement and Grief -- Biological Theories of Aging -- Biomarkers of Aging -- Body Composition -- Body Mass Index -- Calcium Disorders of Aging -- Canada -- Cancer -- Cancer, Common Types of -- Cancer Prevention and Screening -- Cardiovascular Health Study -- Cardiovascular System -- Caregiving -- Cataracts -- Cellulitis -- Centenarians -- Clinical Trials -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Compression of Morbidity -- Congestive Heart Failure -- Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease -- Continuum of Care -- Control -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease -- Critical Perspectives in Gerontology -- Death, Dying, and Hospice Care -- Delirium and Confusional States -- Demography of Aging -- Depression and Other Mood Disorders -- Diabetes -- Dietary Variety -- Disability and the Disablement Process -- Disasters and Terrorism -- Disclosure -- Driving -- Drug-Disease Interactions -- Drug-Drug Interactions -- Drug Underuse -- Duke Longitudinal Studies -- Ear Diseases -- Early Adversity and Late-Life Health -- Economics of Aging -- Education and Health -- Elder Abuse and Neglect -- Emotions and Emotional Stability -- Environmental Health -- Epidemiology of Aging -- Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly -- Ethical Issues and Aging -- Ethnicity and Race -- Europe -- Exercise and Physical Activity -- Expectations Regarding Aging -- Eye Diseases -- Fluid and Electrolytes -- Foot Problems -- Fractures in Older Adults -- Frailty -- Gait Disorders -- Gastrointestinal Aging -- Geriatric Assessment -- Geriatric Profession -- Geriatric Team Care -- Gerontological Nursing -- Global Aging -- Government Health Surveys -- Health and Retirement Study -- Health and Public Policy -- Health Care System for Older Adults -- Health Communication -- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention -- Hearing -- Hispanic Established Population for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly -- Hispanics -- HIV and AIDS -- Home Care -- Homelessness and Health in the United States -- Honolulu-Asia Aging Study, Honolulu Heart Program -- Hypertension -- Iatrogenic Disease -- Imaging of the Brain -- Immune Function -- Inappropriate Prescribing -- Incontinence -- Infections, Bladder and Kidney -- Infectious Diseases -- Injury Prevention -- Institutional Care -- Instruments -- Kidney Aging and Diseases -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Legal Issues -- Lewy Body Dementia -- Life Course Perspective on Adult Development -- Living Arrangements -- Loneliness -- Longevity -- Longitudinal Research -- Longitudinal Study of Aging -- Long-Term Care -- Long-Term Care Insurance -- MacArthur Study of Successful Aging -- Managed Care -- Marital Status -- Medicaid -- Medicare -- Medication Adherence -- Medication Errors -- Memory -- Menopause and Hormone Therapy -- Men's Health -- Mental Status Assessment -- Metabolic Syndrome -- Mexico -- Midlife -- Migration -- Mild Cognitive Impairment -- Minimum Data Set -- Mobility -- Mobility Assessment -- Motivation -- Multiple Morbidity and Comorbidity -- Musculoskeletal Aging: Inflammation -- Musculoskeletal Aging: Osteoarthritis -- National Health Interview Survey -- National Institute on Aging -- National Long Term Care Survey -- Native Americans and Alaska Natives -- Negative Interaction and Health -- Neurobiology of Aging -- Neurological Disorders -- Normal Physical Aging -- Normative Aging Study -- Nursing Roles in Health Care and Long-Term Care -- Nutrition and Public Health -- Nutrition, Malnutrition, and Feeding Issues -- Obesity -- Oldest Old -- Oral Health -- Osteoporosis -- Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) -- Pain -- Palliative Care and the End of Life -- Patient Safety -- Performance Measures of Physical Function -- Perioperative Issues -- Personality Disorders -- Pets in Health Care Settings -- Pick's Disease -- Pneumonia and Tuberculosis -- Polypharmacy -- Positive Attitudes and Health -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- Pressure Ulcers -- Pseudodementia -- Psychiatric Rating Scales -- Psychosocial Theories -- Pulmonary Aging -- Qualitative Research on Aging -- Quality of Life -- Rehabilitation Therapies -- Rural Health and Aging Versus Urban Health and Aging -- Sarcopenia -- Schizophrenia, Paranoia, and Delusional Disorders -- Selective Optimization with Compensation -- Self-Care -- Self-Efficacy -- Self-Rated Health -- Sexuality -- Shingles -- Skin Changes -- Skin Neoplasms, Benign and Malignant -- Sleep -- Smoking -- Social Networks and Social Support -- Social Work Roles in Health and Long-Term Care -- Socioeconomic Status -- Spinal Stenosis -- Stress -- Stroke -- Subjective Well-Being -- Successful Aging -- Suicide and the Elderly -- Surgery -- Syncope -- Systemic Infections -- Telemedicine -- Temperature Regulation -- Therapeutic Failure -- Thyroid Disease -- Twin Studies -- Valvular Heart Disease -- Vascular Dementia -- Vascular Depression -- Venous Stasis Ulcers -- Vision and Low Vision -- Vitamins, Minerals, and Dietary Supplements -- Women's Health -- Work, Health, and Retirement -- Wound Healing. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Encyclopedia of health and aging |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823894503321 |
| Los Angeles, : Sage Publications, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gerontechnology : international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society
| Gerontechnology : international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Eindhoven, the Netherlands, : International Society for Gerontechnology |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology and older people
Older people - Services for - Technological innovations Older people - Care - Technological innovations Technologie Ouderen Geriatrics Technology |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Periodical |
| ISSN | 1569-111X |
| Classificazione | 44.68 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910637197203321 |
| Eindhoven, the Netherlands, : International Society for Gerontechnology | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of gerontology [[e-book] ] : evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy / / edited by James A. Blackburn, Catherine N. Dulmus
| Handbook of gerontology [[e-book] ] : evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy / / edited by James A. Blackburn, Catherine N. Dulmus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (602 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.6
618.97 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BlackburnJames A., Ph. D.
DulmusCatherine N |
| Soggetto topico |
Geriatrics
Gerontology Evidence-based medicine |
| ISBN |
1-280-90019-9
9786610900190 1-118-26964-0 0-470-12571-3 |
| Classificazione | 44.68 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface -- About the editors -- Contributors -- ; pt. 1. Introduction -- ; 1. Global aging / Karen M. Sowers ; and William S. Rowe -- ; pt. 2. Evidence-based theory -- ; 2. Biological aspects and theories of aging / Laura J. Pankow ; and Jeffrey M. Solotoroff -- ; 3. Cognitive and affective theories of adult development / Bert Hayslip Jr. ; and Benjamin P. Chapman -- ; 4. Personality theories of successful aging / Natalie C. Ebner ; and Alexandra M. Freund -- ; 5. Wisdom, life-longings, and optimal development / Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, ; and Paul B. Baltes -- ; 6. Sociological approaches to understanding age and aging / Debra A. Street -- ; pt. 3. Evidence-based health practice -- ; 7. Health promotion / Jill Bradshaw ; and Waldo C. Klein -- ; 8. Disability / Elizabeth Lightfoot -- ; 9. Sleep disturbances / Mary Ann Leitz -- ; 10. Sexuality and intimacy / Linda J. Brock ; and Glen Jennings -- ; 11. Depression / Leslie Hasche ; and Nancy Morrow-Howell -- ; 12. Substance abuse / Noell L. Rowan ; and Anna C. Faul -- ; 13. Alzheimer's disease / Masahiro Shigeta ; and Akira Homma -- ; 14. Grief and bereavement / Robert O. Hansson, Bert Hayslip Jr., ; and Margaret S. Stroebe --
; pt. 4. Evidence-based family and community practice -- ; 15. Parenting grandchildren / Hwa-Ok Hannah Park ; and Jan Steven Greenberg -- ; 16. Family caregiving / Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, Jeannine M. Rowe, ; and Karl Kosloski -- ; 17. Community- and facility-based care / Gretchen E. Alkema, Kathleen H. Wilber, ; and Susan M. Enguidanos -- ; 18. Elder abuse / Patricia Brownell ; and Gina R. Rosich -- ; 19. Health decisions and directives about end of life / Jay Wolfson ; and Rebecca Morgan -- ; pt. 5. Conclusion -- ; 20. Global challenges for an aging population / Jeanette C. Takamura -- Author index -- Subject index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143412903321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of gerontology [[e-book] ] : evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy / / edited by James A. Blackburn, Catherine N. Dulmus
| Handbook of gerontology [[e-book] ] : evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy / / edited by James A. Blackburn, Catherine N. Dulmus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (602 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.6
618.97 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BlackburnJames A., Ph. D.
DulmusCatherine N |
| Soggetto topico |
Geriatrics
Gerontology Evidence-based medicine |
| ISBN |
1-280-90019-9
9786610900190 1-118-26964-0 0-470-12571-3 |
| Classificazione | 44.68 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface -- About the editors -- Contributors -- ; pt. 1. Introduction -- ; 1. Global aging / Karen M. Sowers ; and William S. Rowe -- ; pt. 2. Evidence-based theory -- ; 2. Biological aspects and theories of aging / Laura J. Pankow ; and Jeffrey M. Solotoroff -- ; 3. Cognitive and affective theories of adult development / Bert Hayslip Jr. ; and Benjamin P. Chapman -- ; 4. Personality theories of successful aging / Natalie C. Ebner ; and Alexandra M. Freund -- ; 5. Wisdom, life-longings, and optimal development / Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, ; and Paul B. Baltes -- ; 6. Sociological approaches to understanding age and aging / Debra A. Street -- ; pt. 3. Evidence-based health practice -- ; 7. Health promotion / Jill Bradshaw ; and Waldo C. Klein -- ; 8. Disability / Elizabeth Lightfoot -- ; 9. Sleep disturbances / Mary Ann Leitz -- ; 10. Sexuality and intimacy / Linda J. Brock ; and Glen Jennings -- ; 11. Depression / Leslie Hasche ; and Nancy Morrow-Howell -- ; 12. Substance abuse / Noell L. Rowan ; and Anna C. Faul -- ; 13. Alzheimer's disease / Masahiro Shigeta ; and Akira Homma -- ; 14. Grief and bereavement / Robert O. Hansson, Bert Hayslip Jr., ; and Margaret S. Stroebe --
; pt. 4. Evidence-based family and community practice -- ; 15. Parenting grandchildren / Hwa-Ok Hannah Park ; and Jan Steven Greenberg -- ; 16. Family caregiving / Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, Jeannine M. Rowe, ; and Karl Kosloski -- ; 17. Community- and facility-based care / Gretchen E. Alkema, Kathleen H. Wilber, ; and Susan M. Enguidanos -- ; 18. Elder abuse / Patricia Brownell ; and Gina R. Rosich -- ; 19. Health decisions and directives about end of life / Jay Wolfson ; and Rebecca Morgan -- ; pt. 5. Conclusion -- ; 20. Global challenges for an aging population / Jeanette C. Takamura -- Author index -- Subject index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829964103321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of gerontology : evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy / / edited by James A. Blackburn, Catherine N. Dulmus
| Handbook of gerontology : evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy / / edited by James A. Blackburn, Catherine N. Dulmus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (602 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.6
618.97 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BlackburnJames A., Ph. D.
DulmusCatherine N |
| Soggetto topico |
Geriatrics
Gerontology Evidence-based medicine |
| ISBN |
1-280-90019-9
9786610900190 1-118-26964-0 0-470-12571-3 |
| Classificazione | 44.68 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface -- About the editors -- Contributors -- ; pt. 1. Introduction -- ; 1. Global aging / Karen M. Sowers ; and William S. Rowe -- ; pt. 2. Evidence-based theory -- ; 2. Biological aspects and theories of aging / Laura J. Pankow ; and Jeffrey M. Solotoroff -- ; 3. Cognitive and affective theories of adult development / Bert Hayslip Jr. ; and Benjamin P. Chapman -- ; 4. Personality theories of successful aging / Natalie C. Ebner ; and Alexandra M. Freund -- ; 5. Wisdom, life-longings, and optimal development / Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, ; and Paul B. Baltes -- ; 6. Sociological approaches to understanding age and aging / Debra A. Street -- ; pt. 3. Evidence-based health practice -- ; 7. Health promotion / Jill Bradshaw ; and Waldo C. Klein -- ; 8. Disability / Elizabeth Lightfoot -- ; 9. Sleep disturbances / Mary Ann Leitz -- ; 10. Sexuality and intimacy / Linda J. Brock ; and Glen Jennings -- ; 11. Depression / Leslie Hasche ; and Nancy Morrow-Howell -- ; 12. Substance abuse / Noell L. Rowan ; and Anna C. Faul -- ; 13. Alzheimer's disease / Masahiro Shigeta ; and Akira Homma -- ; 14. Grief and bereavement / Robert O. Hansson, Bert Hayslip Jr., ; and Margaret S. Stroebe --
; pt. 4. Evidence-based family and community practice -- ; 15. Parenting grandchildren / Hwa-Ok Hannah Park ; and Jan Steven Greenberg -- ; 16. Family caregiving / Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, Jeannine M. Rowe, ; and Karl Kosloski -- ; 17. Community- and facility-based care / Gretchen E. Alkema, Kathleen H. Wilber, ; and Susan M. Enguidanos -- ; 18. Elder abuse / Patricia Brownell ; and Gina R. Rosich -- ; 19. Health decisions and directives about end of life / Jay Wolfson ; and Rebecca Morgan -- ; pt. 5. Conclusion -- ; 20. Global challenges for an aging population / Jeanette C. Takamura -- Author index -- Subject index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910876834703321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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