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Stephen J. Morewitz, Mark Goldstein
ISBN: 9780387708560
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
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Aging and Chronic Disease focuses on the most prevalent conditions affecting older adults (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain, and fibromyalgia). This book is a major resource for clinicians and students in primary care, gerontology, nursing, rehabilitation, epidemiology, public health, and mental health. Public health administrators and policymakers should find important insights here as well.
Focusing on the most prevalent conditions affecting seniors - including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and fibromyalgia - Morewitz and Goldstein analyze the impact of chronic disease on aging. Separate chapters are devoted to cognitive changes, psychological problems, and trends in health care utilization, and all chapters are amplified by current research findings.
| ISBN | 0387708561 | | Pages | 250 | | ISBN13 | 9780387708560
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. | | Weight (grammes) | 1170 | | Imprint | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. | | Published in | New York, NY | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Publication date | 18 Jun 2007 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | Library of Congress | RC | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY | 618.976044 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| 1 | | Chronic disorders in an aging population : epidemiology | | 1 | | 2 | | Elders and health care utilization and costs | | 15 | | 3 | | Chronic disease and quality of life in older adults | | 28 | | 4 | | Psychological problems in the elderly | | 35 | | 5 | | Cognitive changes in older adults | | 44 | | 6 | | Seniors with diabetes mellitus | | 56 | | 7 | | Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and low back pain in older adults | | 90 | | 8 | | Cardiovascular disease in the elderly | | 125 | | 9 | | Seniors with cancer | | 141 |
From the reviews: "Focuses on the most prevalent conditions affecting older adults. Topics include elders and health care utilization and costs, chronic disease and quality of life, psychological problems, and cognitive changes." Academia: an online magazine and resource for academic libraries, Nicki's Picks, September, 2007 "Consultant Morewitz and practitioner Goldstein locate the eight chronic diseases most closely associated with old age and focus on how they affect the patient, including in terms of cost, independence and comfort...Although written for students and clinicians, this is accessible enough to be read by patients and caregivers." Sci Tech Book News, September, 2007 "The authors have reviewed an extensive body of recent literature on chronic health conditions disproportionately affecting older adults, as well as associated health care utilization and cost patterns. ! the authors have amassed a wealth of information and an expansive overview of issues affecting the health and well-being of older adults. ! The book lists the intended audiences as professionals and students in gerontology, medicine, nursing, public health, mental health, social work, education, health administration, health policy, and the social sciences." (Patrick Fox, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 298 (20), 2007) "The authors have amassed a vast amount of information regarding the incidence and consequences of chronic illness in aging individuals. ! This book will be ! a starting place for students in health care and gerontology. Of particular use is the substantial list of references. Summing Up: Recommended. Libraries that serve academic programs in gerontology and other health care disciplines; lower-/upper-level undergraduates, practitioners, and general readers." (T. D. DeLapp, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (5), January, 2008)  Be the first to write a customer review
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