Aging: The Health-Care Challenge, 4th Edition

Edited by Carole Bernstein Lewis, PhD, PT, GCS, MSG, MPA, Physical Therapy Services of Washington, DC, Inc.; George Washington University, Washington, DC. With 22 additional contributors

416 pp. Hard cover. ©2002

"Aging is one of the new textbooks you will find that covers the health-care management of the older person for the entire allied health team....Although Aging was written to meet the needs of students and clinicians in rehabilitation, it also would be a suitable read for anyone who cares or makes decisions for an older adult." -- Advance for LPNs, October 21, 2002

"Although this text is written from the framework of the American health care system it is relevant to practitioners in Canada as well. The case studies and examples that are shared are comprehensive and inclusive of various challenges faced by the elderly, those working in geriatrics, and the systems that support this work. This book offers a useful baseline for occupational therapists to use in their geriatric rehabilitation practice." -- Marie Nelson, Volume 70, Number 1, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, February 2003

Extensively updated and revised by experts to reflect the language of the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, this classic textbook provides practitioners and students working in geriatric rehabilitation an interdisciplinary approach to the assessment and rehabilitative management of older persons. Clinically focused, the 4th edition reviews crucial information about the elderly people and suggests strategies for implementing practical rehabilitation goals in a variety of care settings.

KEY FEATURES

Revised extensively to reflect the language of the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice Provides an interdisciplinary approach to the assessment and rehabilitative management of elderly individuals Focuses on the clinical aspects of geriatric rehabilitation Provides the most current information about the elderly people and suggests strategies for implementing clinical rehabilitation goals in a variety of care settings Covers theories of aging and the psychosocial and physiological dimensions of aging, and related issues such as drugs, stress, sexuality, and death and dying Contains clear explanations of intervention techniques and examination tools Two additional chapters: Frail and Institutionalized Elderly Clients and Home Care All clinical chapters contain a case study Extensive evidence-based medical updating of all chapters, clinically interpreting the latest research Chapter 14, Medication Management and Appropriate Substance Use for Elderly Individuals, contains coverage of the pros and cons of alternative medications The musculoskeletal chapter presents the latest information on standardized norms for strength Working with the Dying Older Patient has been extensively revised The Medicare documentation chapter covers the most recent reimbursement issues facing the geriatric clinician

Table of Contents

  Part 1: Theories and Psychological Aspects of Aging
1. Theories of Aging
2. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging
  Part 2: Physical Aspects of Aging
3. Activities of Daily Living
4. The Effects of Aging on Communication
5. Leisure Skills
6. The Changing Realm of the Senses
7. Musculoskeletal Changes with Age: Clinical Implications
8. Clinical Implications of Neurologic Changes During the Aging Process
9. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation of the Geriatric Patient and Client
10. Implications of Oncology in Elderly Adults
11. Health Promotion for Elderly Clients
  Part 3: External Aspects of Aging: The Current Status
12. Stress and Aging
13. Nutritional Rehabilitation and Elderly Individuals
14. Medication Management and Appropriate Substance Use for Elderly Individuals
15. Sexuality and Elderly Individuals
16. Working with the Dying Older Patient
17. Clinical Research in Geriatrics
18. Medicare Documentation: The Paperwork Challenge
19. Frail and Institutionalized Elderly Clients
20. Home Care
  Glossary
  Index