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Preventing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older People
ISBN: 9783838339221 / Angielski / Miękka / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study investigated the evidence base for health promotion interventions targeting social isolation and loneliness in older people. The research comprised: a systematic literature review, a survey of projects in northern England, and case studies involving interviews with staff and older people. The majority of projects were not evidence based with large variations in evaluation. The review identified a small number of relevant studies. Effective interventions targeted older people at risk and enabled participants some control over project activities. Older people...
This study investigated the evidence base for health promotion interventions targeting social isolation and loneliness in older people. The research...
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Home Modifications and the Meaning of Home
ISBN: 9783838339399 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The importance of a supportive home environment to successful ageing in place has been well established in the literature with home modifications increasingly acknowledged as a way of removing barriers to function and independence for older people. Home modification literature and practice primarily focuses on the home environment as a physical space in which to perform tasks and on the impact of modification on competencies and function. Home however is much more than a physical environment. Within a transactive framework, people and places are seen as engaged in a dynamic, reciprocal...
The importance of a supportive home environment to successful ageing in place has been well established in the literature with home modifications incr...
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Ageing and Spirituality
ISBN: 9783838378633 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The interface of ageing and spirituality is a postulate that deems empirical investigation. This monograph is based on a study of 906 ageing respondents in Mumbai, India, on their constructions of meaning of spirituality, spiritual beliefs, practices, experiences, involvement in spiritual organisations and perceived influences of spirituality on various dimensions of the ageing process. Spirituality was perceived to provide support, aid relationship building and maintenance, facilitate coping with stress and ideas and issues in relation to death and dying. Further it was also ...
The interface of ageing and spirituality is a postulate that deems empirical investigation. This monograph is based on a study of 906 ageing respon...
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303,45 |
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Socioeconomic Status, Race-Ethnicity, and the Health of Older Women
ISBN: 9783838378282 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Often, women who experience socioeconomic disadvantage are particularly deeply immersed within their social networks, and minority women have been shown to be most involved in social networks. While social engagement is expected to be positively associated with health, this research investigates how this relationship may be altered across socioeconomic and racial-ethnic group. The findings suggest negative health consequences flowing from the cumulative nature of stress associated with disadvantaged work and family roles. Provision of support may contribute to women becoming...
Often, women who experience socioeconomic disadvantage are particularly deeply immersed within their social networks, and minority women have been ...
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Nutritional Status Assessment in Elderly
ISBN: 9783838389844 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Height is an important indicator of Body Mass Index (BMI) to assess nutritional status in elderly. BMI can be used to assess risk of Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) and obesity. However, measurement of stature in elderly cannot be conducted perfectly due to kyphosis and scoliosis. It may be more appropriate to estimate stature from measurement of other skeletal segments such as knee height, arm span and sitting height. Aging process does not influence length of arm, leg (knee) and vertebral bone. Arm span is less influenced by aging. Reduction of arm span on elderly is slower than height, so...
Height is an important indicator of Body Mass Index (BMI) to assess nutritional status in elderly. BMI can be used to assess risk of Chronic Energy De...
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Stories of being old
ISBN: 9783838317229 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores themes arising from the analysis of representations of old age in New Zealand poetry and short fiction. It considers the usefulness of these themes to the teaching of undergraduate nursing students, particularly in relation to attitudes towards older people. An overview of current thinking in social gerontology, literary and health and arts education discourse is presented. Five major themes of old age are identified and discussed through story and poetry. The final section of the book considers the use of literature as a teaching method. The design and...
This book explores themes arising from the analysis of representations of old age in New Zealand poetry and short fiction. It considers the usefulne...
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263,29 |
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Pensions and Population Ageing: An Economic Analysis
ISBN: 9781858988023 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Population ageing is an important trend that will be experienced in industrialised countries in the early part of the next century. This work examines aspects of population ageing and pensions, with an emphasis on the design and use of simple economic models.
Population ageing is an important trend that will be experienced in industrialised countries in the early part of the next century. This work examines...
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533,61 |
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The Economic Impacts of Population Ageing in Japan
ISBN: 9781843763604 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The series is produced by the Japanese Economic and Social Research Institute as part of its investigation into ageing and environmental problems in the Japanese and international context. It is published in association with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. This volume explores the economics of population ageing, population
The series is produced by the Japanese Economic and Social Research Institute as part of its investigation into ageing and environmental problems in t...
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543,77 |
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Aging Across the United States: Matching Needs to States' Differing Opportunities and Services
ISBN: 9780271037578 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Older Americans experience stages of aging with distinct priorities. For younger retirees, climate can be most important; for older retirees, quality of health care. Various states support these and other priorities to sharply different degrees. While many Americans know which states offer mild climates for outdoor recreation, they rarely know which states offer the best medical care to Medicare patients. This book tells them and suggests sequential moves to take advantage of states' varying strengths. Older Americans experience stages of aging with distinct priorities. For younger retirees, climate can be most important; for older retirees, quali... |
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Belief and Ageing: Spiritual Pathways in Later Life
ISBN: 9781847424600 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on 40 years' interviewing experience, this book illustrates the variety of religious, spiritual and other beliefs held by older people. It provides models of research procedure, especially in the context of bereavement. Participants include not only British Christians, but also Muslims, Humanists and witnesses of the Soviet persecution of religion. The author argues that both welfare professionals and gerontologists need to pay far more consideration to belief as a constituent of well-being in later life. The book looks to the future and increasing diversity of choice in matters of...
Based on 40 years' interviewing experience, this book illustrates the variety of religious, spiritual and other beliefs held by older people. It provi...
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431,97 |
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Sexuality, Longevity, and Quality of Life
ISBN: 9783838337135 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As with most other industrialized countries of the world, the population growth rate for older adults in the United States has rapidly exceeded the growth rate of the population as a whole. Despite these demographic changes, there is a lack of research that explores factors which contribute to the adaptation and well-being of the older population. This book, therefore, investigates the impact of biological, cultural, sociological, and psychological factors which influence the aging process, sexual health, and overall quality of life. Data were collected from residents of one of the...
As with most other industrialized countries of the world, the population growth rate for older adults in the United States has rapidly exceeded the ...
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Mainstreaming Ageing: Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Progress and Policies
ISBN: 9780754673613 / Angielski / Miękka / 864 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), adopted at the Second World Assembly on Ageing, is the first international agreement that specifically recognises the potential of older people to contribute to the development of their societies. In monitoring its implementation two key approaches are evident: a qualitative bottom-up participatory approach and an approach that uses quantitative indicators to monitor sustainable progress and policies. With the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, playing a pivotal role in the monitoring of the implementation...
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), adopted at the Second World Assembly on Ageing, is the first international agreement that s...
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Older Persons in Southeast Asia : An Emerging Asset
ISBN: 9789812309433 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Altruism in Later Life
ISBN: 9780803927698 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The productive contribution by older adults to the lives of others through altruism and helping is the focus of this book, which provides a useful antidote to the view that the elderly are recipients rather than givers of help. Following a brief historical survey of ageing treatments, the authors present their own theoretical model of successful ageing. Based on a carefully applied methodological review of research focusing on altruism and the elderly, the results reveal the relative frequency, nature, correlates and ramifications of the contributions they make.
The productive contribution by older adults to the lives of others through altruism and helping is the focus of this book, which provides a useful ant...
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550,38 |
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Other Ways of Growing Old: Anthropological Perspectives
ISBN: 9780804711531 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As anthropologists, we offer this book about aging in a wide variety of human societies in the hope of its making three contributions. First, this book will help to remedy a massive neglect of old age by the discipline of anthropology. The pioneering work of Leo Simmons (1945) has remained a lonely monument since the 1940's, for despite recent interest in the subject of aging in modern Western societies on the part of social gerontologists and sociologists, little has been done by anthropologists on aging in non-Western societies. Where it has been treated at all, it has been in the form...
As anthropologists, we offer this book about aging in a wide variety of human societies in the hope of its making three contributions. First, this boo...
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133,04 |
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Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood: Interdisciplinary Theory and Research
ISBN: 9780803951167 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By highlighting the commonalities across a range of disciplines, this volume provides a unique and broad-based perspective on communication and ageing. This integrative approach brings together the best of current research and theory from communication, cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics and medical sociology. Centring on three topics - cognition, language and relationships - the book explores the individual areas as well as the ways in which they intersect. It brings to light the implications of individual differences among members of the elderly population as they affect communication,...
By highlighting the commonalities across a range of disciplines, this volume provides a unique and broad-based perspective on communication and ageing...
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World Population Ageing 2007
ISBN: 9789211514322 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, adopted at the Second World Assembly on Ageing in April 2002, focuses on three priority areas: older persons and development; advancing health and well-being into old age; and ensuring enabling and supportive environments. "World Population Ageing 2007" provides the demographic foundation for the follow-up activities of the Second World Assembly on Ageing, assessing global trends in population ageing through a series of indicators for development regions, major areas, regions and individual countries, and including demographic profiles for...
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, adopted at the Second World Assembly on Ageing in April 2002, focuses on three priority areas: olde...
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Quality of life among elderly Chinese immigrants in Australia
ISBN: 9783838313429 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study addresses quality of life as a subjective and individualized concept which is not adequately captured by those quantitative methods that dominate gerontological research. It focuses on an under- researched sub-group of older people and the ways in which quality of life is related to social and cultural variations in family care. Four older Chinese women and one older couple were recruited to participate in in-depth life history interviews. The interviews were conducted in Cantonese, recorded, translated and transcribed in full. The data were analysed in two ways. Content...
This study addresses quality of life as a subjective and individualized concept which is not adequately captured by those quantitative methods that ...
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Analysis of Media Coverage of the Green House Project
ISBN: 9783838375335 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. People have a choice on how and where they want to live out the remaining years of their lives. Happiness and quality of life should not be a question; it should be a requirement for long-term care facilities to provide. This thesis presents the media coverage of the Green House Project which is a fairly new concept that radically redesigns the nursing home experience. Green Houses are small self- sufficient homes built to offer elders the opportunity to live out their remaining years in a place that they feel comfortable calling home as opposed to an industrialized facility that feels like a...
People have a choice on how and where they want to live out the remaining years of their lives. Happiness and quality of life should not be a question...
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Predictors of Nursing Home Placement for Home Care Consumers
ISBN: 9783838311517 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What are the factors that contribute to nursing home placement for individuals seeking formal long- term care services? This study sets out to identify predictors of nursing home placement for individuals receiving home care services through a locally funded levy program. Applying the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use which focuses on the predisposing, enabling, and need factors that contribute to health care utilization, the author prospectively follows a cohort of newly enrolled participants for 2.5 years. Increased age, poor self-reported health, limitations in bathing and...
What are the factors that contribute to nursing home placement for individuals seeking formal long- term care services? This study sets out to identif...
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