Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 20, 2000
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 20, 2000

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Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2000-10-25

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 0826116612

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The study of "the end of life" has become a major focus on medicine, the social sciences, ethics, and religion. This volume brings together the latest research on issues around death and dying, life's attributes as it nears death, planning and preparation for death, and care and intervetion-related issues. This evidence-based finding of this volume will help shape how we approach the topic for years to come.

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 25, 2005
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 25, 2005

Author: Toni Miles, MD, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2005-11-18

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0826117392

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This volume of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics helps readers see the local problem and concern of aging as a global epidemic affecting all areas of the health care workplace. It is written for expert administrative leaders and policymakers who can help make a difference at both local and regional levels.

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 9, 1989
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 9, 1989

Author: M. Powell Lawton, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 1989-10-15

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0826165141

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The physical changes and the common pathologies associated with aging are discussed, along with the psychological and social implications of such changes. The guide is for nurses, gerontologists, social workers, psychologists, rehabilitation specialists and others in the helping professions. Originally published by The Tiresias Press, Inc.

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 24, 2004
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 24, 2004

Author: Merril Silverstein, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2004-11-18

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0826197973

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This volume examines the importance of time and place, as applied to aging families. In the first section, chapters focus on the temporal dimension of intergenerational relations using frameworks from human development, sociology, social history, and social psychology. The second section focuses on the social ecology of intergenerational relations in terms of the national contexts within which families are embedded. The contributors demonstrate how the social, cultural, historical, and institutional forces that orient older and younger family members toward each other in both structured and adaptive ways.

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 5, 1985
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 5, 1985

Author: M. Powell Lawton, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 1985-10-15

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 082616515X

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Now entering its second decade of publication, this landmark series draws together and critically reviews all the existing research in specific areas of nursing practice, nursing care delivery, nursing education, and the profession of nursing.

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 11, 1991
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 11, 1991

Author: K. Warner Schaie, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 1991-09-15

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 0826197779

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ìOverall this issue is well organized and informative, a welcome addition to research literature available in the field of aging.î - Educational Gerontology: Learning Resources

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 12, 1992
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 12, 1992

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Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 1992-11-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780826164940

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This edition of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics brings together, in one convenient volume, the results of many of the studies supported by the Hartford Foundation. The first two chapters of this volume set the stage for the specific research reports that follow. In the first chapter, Burke, Jolson, Goetsch, and Ahronheim review current information on medication use and the adverse drug events in the elderly from two natioanl data bases: The National Disease and Therapeutic Index and the Food and Drug Administration's Spontaneous Reporting System. The second chapters present the recent work of Beers in development of explicit criteria defining inappropriate medication use in the elderly.

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 23, 2003
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 23, 2003

Author: Hans-Werner Wahl, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2003-11-12

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 0826197345

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In this volume, dedicated to M. Powell Lawton, the editors emphasize the need to create new bridges to connect research studies focusing on objective physical environments and other studies mainly addressing subjective person-environment components. Thus the major goal of this volume is to provide and stimulate multi-directional bridge-building from the perspectives of multidisciplinary contributors. Comprehensively addressed subjects include: Aging in Context Across the Adult Life The General Ecological Model Revisited The Fit Between Older People and Their Environments Domestic Arrangements The Impact of Population Migration Interior Environments Residential Satisfaction Technology Based Products