Ageing: Issues for Physical, Psychological, and Social Health

ISBN-13: 9781861563118 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 270 str.

Philip Woodrow

Opis

Much has been written about healthcare for older people, but the ageing process affects people of all ages. Ageing, rather than old people, has recieved scant attention within healthcare literature. This book address this paucity. It explores key perspectives of the ageing process. Ageing and old age are not necessarily synonymous. Ageing is a complex multi-faceted concept and therefore is explored through three different perspectives: chronological, sociological and physiological. Although the majority of chapter authors are nurses, topics covered in this book extend beyond purely nursing issues.

Spis treści

Preface.

Introduction.

What is Ageing?

Theories of Biological ageing.

Skin.

Muscles & Bones.

The Cardiovascular System.

Other Main Body systems.

The Special Senses.

Normal Psychology and Ageing.

Abnormal Psychology and Ageing.

The Sociology of Later Life.

Ethical Aspects of Ageing.

Ageing in minority Ethinic Groups.

Attitudes of Professionals to Older People.

Living well in old Age.

Conclusions.

Glossary.

Blurb

Much has been written about healthcare for older people, but the ageing process affects people of all ages. Ageing, rather than old people, has received scant attention within healthcare literature. This book addresses this paucity. It explores key perspectives of the ageing process. Ageing and old age are not necessarily synonymous. Ageing is a complex, multi–faceted concept and therefore is explored through three different perspectives: chronological, sociological and physiological. Although the majority of chapter authors are nurses, topics covered in this book extend beyond purely nursing issues.